ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140002
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 September 1941 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 131 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3170 |
| MSN: | 412 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ternhill, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Ternhill, Shropshire |
The pilot stalled his plane too high on landing from a weather test, and dropped it onto the ground from 15 feet. The undercarriage collapsed. P/O Chubb safe.
Damage Cat.B
To General Aircraft for repair, but re-cat. Cat.E and SOC.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 July 1940 | N3170 | 266 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2011 17:42 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 06:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport] |
| 09-Jan-2012 00:59 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:16 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2012 11:32 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2012 16:37 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2012 13:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2013 01:11 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2015 20:20 | Heil | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2021 05:11 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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