Hard landing Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9873,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150923
 
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Date:Monday 20 April 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:53 OTU RAF
Registration: K9873
MSN: 91
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Llandow, Glamorgan, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Llandow, South Glamorgan
Narrative:
Landed heavily and overturned.
Cat. E
This Spitfire was repaired and returned to service.

Sources:

Spitfire production list.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 January 1944 K9873 73 OTU RAF 0 10 miles east of Bilbeis w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Nov-2012 08:59 angels one five Added
20-Jun-2015 09:13 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
31-Jan-2021 21:52 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]

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