ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279863
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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P9468 |
| MSN: | 631 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Widecombe, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan,Wales |
| RAF Llandow |
Spitfire P9468 suffered an engine cut in flight. The pilot, Sgt KS Harvey, successfully bailed out and was safe.
The aircraft was destroyed in the crash and written off the books.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 1940 | P9468 | 234 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF St Eval, Cornwall, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2022 06:07 | angels one five | Added |
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