Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9920,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150496
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 May 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:65 (East India) Sqn RAF
Registration: K9920
MSN: 132
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Foreland, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hornchurch, Essex
Destination airport:RAF Hornchurch
Narrative:
Engine failure and fire whilst on patrol. Belly-landed. Aircraft burned out. Cat. E SOC 27/5/40.
Pilot:
P/O K.G. Hart RAFVR - safe.

Sources:

Spitfire Production List

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Nov-2012 00:50 angels one five Added
04-Nov-2012 20:42 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type]
27-May-2013 06:00 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
16-Jan-2014 21:31 angels one five Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
02-Jun-2015 14:16 Newton Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
19-Apr-2019 05:57 angels one five Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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