ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22301
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| Date: | Saturday 10 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 B&GS RAF |
| Registration: | L5014 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland |
| RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire (EGXG) |
Substantially damaged 10 Feb 1940: The aircraft hit an ice hummock on landing at RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, and the undercarriage collapsed. Returned to Fairey Aircraft at Heaton Chapel Stockport for repairs/rebuild
Rebuilt for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as RCAF 1794. Shipped to Canada for the Empire Air training Scheme, and Taken on charge by the RCAF on 8 January 1941. Sustained Category B damage on 4 July 1942, while serving at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec. Possibly not repaired as struck off charge 13 January 1943
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
2. http://www.canadianwings.com/Aircraft/Database/database_detail.php?Fairey-Battle-Mk-I-18659
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_1750_1799_detailed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 23:15 | Anon. | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 10-Jan-2015 09:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2020 15:44 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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