ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22293
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 22 MU RAF |
| Registration: | L5569 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Silloth, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Silloth, Cumberland |
| RAF Silloth, Cumberland |
Fairey Battle Mk.1 L5569: The aircraft swung on landing and its undercarriage collapsed on 27 May 1940 at RAF Silloth, Cumberland. Substantially damaged, but repaired and returned to service 8 August 1940 with 142 Squadron. To Fairey Aircraft at Heaton Chapel, Stockport 12 September 1940. To 47 MU RAF Sealand 2 April 1941 for packing for shipment to Canada.
Subsequent service in Canada: 11 June 1941 - Taken on strength at Fleet Aircraft, Fort Erie. To No. 1 Training Command on 8 July 1941 for use by No. 31 Service Flying Training School, an RAF unit at Kingston, Ontario. To No. 6 Repair Depot on 9 September 1941. Transferred permanently to RCAF while there, on 3 December 1941. To No. 9 Repair Depot at St. John., Quebec, on 17 September 1942. Fuselage transferred to Canada Car & Foundry at Turcot, Qubec, on same date for installation of turret and conversion to Mk.1T. To storage with No. 3 Training Command on 7 August 1943 at No. 9 Repair Depot. Withdrawn from use Pending disposal from 26 July 1944. Had 315:05 total time, 12:45 since overhaul, when struck off on 4 November 1944 - to War Assets Corporation for sale
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p.154)
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_L5332_N1045_detailed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 22:40 | Anon. | Added |
| 26-Jun-2012 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 18-May-2019 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2020 01:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
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