ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21959
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 1940 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1078 |
| MSN: | 293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
The aircraft crashed upon landing after a patrol.
Cat.C3 damage.
SOC 14/8/40.
48471 Sgt Robert Charles John Staples RAF, pilot. ( Died 1986.)
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:28 | Anon. | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 19:45 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 12:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2011 05:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport] |
| 05-Nov-2012 00:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2012 11:39 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn] |
| 27-May-2013 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 08-Aug-2013 00:39 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 28-May-2014 11:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-May-2015 06:52 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 11-Feb-2021 21:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2023 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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