Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb AD247,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 118840
 
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Date:Wednesday 1 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:109th TRSqn /67th TRGp USAAF
Registration: AD247
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Membury /AAF Sta.466 Berkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Membury /AAF Sta.466 Berkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff. Engine failure.
Repaired and assigned to No. 303 (Polish) Sqdn, RAF 25/3/44.
Ran out of fuel and belly-landed near Caen, 26/7/44. Written off.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Sep-2011 17:59 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative]
01-Jan-2012 11:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
12-Sep-2013 22:57 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
12-Sep-2013 23:10 angels one five Updated [Operator]
20-Feb-2019 17:34 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
23-Mar-2020 18:15 DG333 Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator]
04-Feb-2021 12:19 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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