ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22292
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 12 MU RAF |
| Registration: | L5688 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland |
Fairey Battle Mk.1 L5688 of 12 MU RAF: Substantially damaged when the aircraft tipped up on its nose while taxiing at RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland on 27-5-1940. Repaired on site, and delivered to 7 AGS (Air Gunnery School) RAF Stormy Down, Port Talbot 24-9-1940. Damaged again 21-10-1940 when belly landed at Porthcawl ("flown by Flt Sgt Tingley who landed with his wheels up").
Repaired On Site; to 18 MU Dumfries 31-03-41. To SRAF (Southern Rhodesian Air Force) 2-5-41
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Brtiain, 1997 p 156)
3. http://www.ceninrenewables.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cottrell-1993-Stormy-AirBase.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 22:39 | Anon. | Added |
| 02-Feb-2012 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 18-May-2019 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2019 19:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2019 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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