ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311173
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 1945 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | BCIS RAF |
| Registration: | BM474 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
Spitfire BM474: Air Test. Swung sharply on landing and lost its undercarriage.
Ground-looped landing at base, u/c collapsed.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 226.
2.Supermarine Spitfire production list
3.ORB Bomber Command Instructor's School RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2023 19:32 | redsix | Added |
| 26-Aug-2023 20:12 | Nepa | Updated |
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