ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242732
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire MK LF Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | AB910 |
| MSN: | CBAF.1061 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | RAF Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire |
The pilot of AB910 taxied across the airfield on a windy winters day with WAAF Margaret Horton acting as a tailweight to stabalise the aircraft. Following take off checks and before Margaret could jump off the tailplane the pilot took off with Margaret clinging to the tail. The pilot realising the cause of the aircrafts handling problems carried out a circuit and landed the aircraft safely back on the airfield with Margaret uninjured.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hibaldstow
https://www.spitfireab910.com/about
http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/AB910.htm
https://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/artefact-month/the-waaf-who-flew-a-circuit-on-a-spitfire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/75/a2742275.shtml
https://britishairshows.com/sitting-on-tail-of-spitfire
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 1941 | AB910 | 130 (Punjab) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Perranporth, Cornwall, England | |
min |
| 5 October 1972 | AB910 | Battle of Britain Memorial Flt (BBMF) RAF | 0 | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
unk |
| 21 August 1978 | AB910 | Battle of Britain Memorial Flt (BBMF) RAF | 0 | Air show at Bex Airport (LSGB),Vaud. |  |
sub |
Images:
RAF Alconbury Air Show, Cambridgeshire, UK - 16th May 1959
RAF Alconbury Air Show, Cambridgeshire, UK - 16th May 1959
RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire, UK BoB Air Show - 17th September 1960
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2020 17:10 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 23-Sep-2020 13:36 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Sep-2020 15:37 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 17-Oct-2020 09:59 | Fanda | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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