ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90303
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| Date: | Friday 25 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | K9972 |
| MSN: | 188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Cheshire |
Crashed in a forced landing and burned out.
Engine failure at 25,000 feet during formation flying and dogfighting practice. Landed wheels up in a field and caught fire after 10 minutes on the ground. SOC 10/5/41.
Pilot:
Sgt Keith CHISHOLM (pilot) RAAF - Ok.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2011 19:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Dec-2011 08:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 08:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Jan-2012 11:29 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 14-Jan-2012 02:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 23-Jan-2012 01:21 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2012 15:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2013 17:34 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 08:14 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2021 19:36 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2023 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Narrative]] |
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