ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269790
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL614 |
| MSN: | CBAF.1646 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dieppe. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, (EGKB), Greater London, UK. |
| RAF Biggin Hill, Greater London |
Spitfire BL614 (ZD-F') operating from RAF Biggin Hill, Kent, was damaged by ground fire while carrying out a sweep over Dieppe, France prior to the Allied landings at Dieppe (Operation Jubilee) on the 19th August 1942.
The aircraft was repaired on site 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
https://rafstories.org/ciim-media/pf/D63A5943_D295_9C52_1BE8_D4238A690CC6/121/989/82_A_1716_Spitfire_Vb_BL614_CO.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid#Air_plan
https://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/445/1/Mahoney09MPhil.pdf
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/222_wwII.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1942 | BL614 | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF | 0 | Firth of Forth area, Scotland |  |
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 23:51 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 22-Nov-2021 23:53 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Photo] |
| 03-Dec-2021 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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