ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312797
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 March 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XVIII |
| Owner/operator: | FCCRS RAF |
| Registration: | TP349 |
| MSN: | ALD. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rudloe Manor, Corsham, Box, Wiltshire |
| RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
TP349: Spitfire FR. XVIII. Built by Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine) at Aldermaston with Griffon G67 engine. To 6MU RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire 12-10-45. To RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 4-10-46. To FCCRS (Fighter Command Control and Reporting School) RAF Rudloe Manor, Corsham, Box, Wiltshire
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25-3-47 in heavy landing at RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire. The pilot stalled the aircraft in the final stages of the approach. The Spitfire landed heavily, and bounced on touchdown. The starboard wingtip struck the ground, and was broken off from the fuselage by impact forces.
Damage assessed as Cat. E. Struck off charge 24-4-47 as Cat. E(FA)
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.288
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Haley, Air Britain, 1985)
4. ORB FCCS RAF for the period 1-6-1946 to 31-1-1948: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1806: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101516
5. "RAF Write offs 1947": Air Britain Aeromilitaria No.2 1978: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1978.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p113.html
7. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TP349
8. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/80374-tp349
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Rudloe_Manor
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAC_Middle_Wallop#RAF_/_RNAS_use
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2023 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Jun-2023 09:02 | Nepa | Updated |
| 03-Sep-2023 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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