ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89904
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF IX |
| Owner/operator: | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | A-CP |
| MSN: | MK997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Samsjøen/Værnes -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Værnes (ENVA) |
| Værnes (ENVA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Coded "A-CP" of 331 Sq RNoAF. Wing tip touched the water, crashed into the lake. The weather was nice when the plane came in low from south-east and observed by witnesses. When hitting water it throw up cascades of water and broke into several pieces. Pilot Fen Finn Thorstensen was killed instantly, but remnants was found 61 years later. He had only 16 hours experience on the type.
Sources:
1. http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/samsjoen.html
2 http://forum3.sff.n.se/
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?98562-New-Planned-Recovery-of-a-Spitfire-MK9
4. http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr%201%20Spitfire%20IX.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2011 03:08 | Masen63 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2011 04:31 | whiteshark | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2015 21:15 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature] |
| 19-Jul-2015 20:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2015 17:55 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 08-Nov-2015 16:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Nov-2015 18:14 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Nov-2015 18:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Nov-2015 17:43 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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