Gear-up landing Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia R6895,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21961
 
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Date:Friday 2 August 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
Owner/operator:54 Sqn RAF
Registration: R6895
MSN: 853
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire
Narrative:
The aircraft was belly landed.
Crew:
F/Lt Alan Christopher DEERE, New Zealand pilot with RAF - okay.

Sources:

www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p010.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
31 August 1940 R6895 54 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2008 11:28 Anon. Added
28-Dec-2011 12:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Nov-2012 00:38 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative]
28-May-2014 11:28 angels one five Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
09-Jun-2015 16:35 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
06-Jul-2022 04:19 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]

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