ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22367
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| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L5092 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pelutho near RAF Silloth, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kingstown |
The aircraft suffered an engine failure, hit trees and belly landed on 17 August 1940 at Pelutho near RAF Silloth, Cumberland. To Fairey Aircraft at Stockport for repairs 2 September 1940. Returned to RAF service at 22 MU after repairs 26 November 1940. To 47 MU RAF Sealand for crating for overseas shipment 6 February 1941. Struck off charge upon transfer to the RCAF 8 March 1941.
Received by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on 7 April 1941; became RCAF 1884 with the Empire Air Training Scheme. Struck off charge 6 November 1944 with 865.00 hours on the airframe
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997)
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_1850_1899_detailed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 10:17 | Anon. | Added |
| 31-Jan-2012 01:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 16-Jan-2017 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2017 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2017 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2017 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2019 21:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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