ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160103
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 145 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7624 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1/4 mile south of RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire |
The Spitfire had just taken off from Catterick when the pilot began to perform aerobatics.
At a reported height of about 400 feet control was lost and the plane dived into the ground.
The RAF crash investigators found that the starboard undercarriage leg had failed to retract fully
and this would have contributed to the low airspeed which caused the stall and loss of control.
Spitfire P7624 was declared Cat. E and Struck off Charge on 9/11/41.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.402316) Rolla Maxwell COOKE (pilot) RAAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1941
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/p7624b.html
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2013 09:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Sep-2013 10:00 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2013 00:18 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 17:57 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 09:06 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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