ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225301
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4679 |
| MSN: | 1263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Rhoose, Cardiff, South Glamorgn, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
| RAF Rhoose, Cardiff, South Glamorgan |
First Flown 1-11-40; to RAF at 12 MU 4-11-40. Issued to 601 Squadron 22-11-40. To 602 Squadron 14-12-40. To 122 Squadron 11-6-41. To 53 OTU 30-9-41
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when engine failed and aircraft crash-landed in a field at RAF Rhoose, Cardiff, Glamorgan, 3-4-42. To AST (Airwork Service Training) for repairs; not repaird, and instead SOC
Sources:
1. Halley, J, 1984, Royal Air force Aircraft X1000-X9999, Z1000-Z9999, p 16
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p015.html
3. http://610squadron.com/aircraft-of-610-squadron-1936-1957/
4. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2019 00:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2019 11:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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