ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269813
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 1968 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (On loan to Spitfire Productions Ltd) |
| Registration: | BL614 |
| MSN: | CBAF.1646 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF North Weald, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
BL614 nosed-over while taxiing at RAF North Weald damaging its propeller. The aircraft was recovered and the propeller changed.
BL614 was one of seven unairworthy Spitfires used for taxying scenes in the 1998 Spitfire Productions Ltd ‘Battle of Britain’ film.
Sources:
http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/BL614.htm
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/82-A-1716-Spitfire-VB-BL614.pdf
https://rafstories.org/ciim-media/pf/D63A5943_D295_9C52_1BE8_D4238A690CC6/121/989/82_A_1716_Spitfire_Vb_BL614_CO.pdf
https://www.mapsl.co.uk/spitfire-mkvb
http://www.daveswarbirds.com/bob/spitfire.htm
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 |
| 16 August 1942 | BL614 | 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF | 0 | Dieppe. |  |
sub |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2021 14:24 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 23-Nov-2021 14:25 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 30-Jun-2023 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [[Photo]] |
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