ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239249
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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7350 |
| MSN: | CBAF.14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Hastings, East Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Haveringham, Essex, UK |
| RAF Hornchurch, Haveringham, Essex, UK |
The aircraft was shot down, when in combat with a Messerschmitt bf 109, during the Battle of Britain. The pilot Ludwik Martel, although sustaining serious shrapnel injuries to his body and legs, managed to successfully carry out a forced landing in a field outside Hastings, East Sussex.
The aircraft was recovered, repaired and returned to service.
The aircraft is now one of the six Spitfires flying with the 'Battle of Britain Memorial Flight'.
Sources:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitfire-p7350.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wipeoutdave/32042957782/
https://www.aviationclassics.co.uk/p7s-new-colours/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 February 1943 | P7350 | CGS RAF | 0 | RAF Sutton Bridge, South Holland, Lincolnshire, England | |
sub |
| 22 April 1944 | P7350 - | 57 OTU RAF | 0 | RAF Eshott, Felton, Northumberland, | |
sub |
Images:
RAF Waddington (EGXW), Lincolnshire, UK. - Air Show, 7th June 1980
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2020 18:16 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Aug-2020 20:00 | Yarbi | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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