ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275451
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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 886 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | W3941 |
| MSN: | 2063 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) Hampshire, England |
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Royal Navy, 886 Squadron, Spitfire W3941 overshot the runway and crashed after suffering engine failure when taking off from RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England on 2nd March 1944.
Pilot, Lt, C H Birch RNVR survived the accident without injury.
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/886_Squadron.htm#.Yge_RpbP2M_
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p013.html
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=W3941
https://theddaystory.com/markers/hms-daedalus-airfield-lee-on-solent/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 December 1941 | W3941 | 316 (Warszawski) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Northolt, western Greater London, England | |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2022 22:22 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 14-Feb-2022 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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