ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247041
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 132 (City of Bombay) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8580 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Skeabrae, Orkney Mainland, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Skeabrae |
Spitfire P8580 swung on landing and overturned. The damage was at first assessed as Cat.B but later reassessed as Cat.E, and the aircraft was Struck off Charge on 8 May, 1942.
One source gives the date of this accident as 24 March, 1942.
P8580 was a presentation aircraft ' CITY OF STOKE-ON-TRENT II '.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2021 21:13 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Jul-2021 11:36 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2022 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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