ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275600
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| Date: | Thursday 18 December 1941 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 316 (Warszawski) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W3941 |
| MSN: | 2063 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Northolt, western Greater London, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, London |
| RAF Northolt, London |
Spitfire W3941: Was substantially damaged when it was belly landed back at its base, RAF Northolt on 18th December 1941 after suffering engine failure when on an operational mission over Northern France.
Crew:
P/O (P.1596) Tadeusz DOBRUT-DOBRUCKI (pilot) PAF - was uninjured in the accident.
Sources:
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/spitfire/109435-4153599.html
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17058782
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p013.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._316_Polish_Fighter_Squadron
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=W3941
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Northolt#The_Second_World_War_and_the_Battle_of_Britain
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1944 | W3941 | 886 NAS FAA RN | 0 | RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2022 15:41 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 18-Feb-2022 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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