ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269787
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| Date: | Sunday 8 March 1942 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL614 |
| MSN: | CBAF.1646 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Firth of Forth area, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland |
| RAF Drem, East Lothian. |
Spitfire BL614 was damaged during combat in the Firth of Forth area Scotland when operating out of RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland.
The aircraft was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/82-A-1716-Spitfire-VB-BL614.pdf
https://www.mapsl.co.uk/spitfire-mkvb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Drem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._611_Squadron_RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 1942 | BL614 | 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF | 0 | Dieppe. |  |
sub |
| 15 May 1968 | BL614 | Royal Air Force (On loan to Spitfire Productions Ltd) | 0 | RAF North Weald, Essex, England | |
min |
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2021 19:05 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 22-Nov-2021 19:08 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 03-Dec-2021 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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