ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16951
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| Date: | Monday 9 August 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bombay Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 216 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L5827 |
| MSN: | SH.20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | San Francesco near Lentini, Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| San Francesco near Lentini, Sicily |
09/08/1943 Landed by F/O Williams and hit by Spitfire Vb ER604 of 40Sq SAAF piloted by 2Lt J.P Du Plessis while parked and damaged, San Francesco, Lentini, Sicily. The Bombay was substantially damaged, but later repaired; the Spitfire was not repaired and struck off charge 08/03/44
11/11/1943 Flown back to Fochville after repairs by F/O Aitkenhead
31/12/1943 Still on Charge 1 AAU, RAAF
31/01/1944 Ordered to be returned to the RAF at Blida near Algiers,
20/04/1944 Arrived El Aouina, Tunisia where aircraft was left on RAF Middle East AF charge along with L5831 & L5842.
31/08/1944 Struck off charge.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/bombay.htm
3. Spitfire Vb EN604: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p042.html
4. Form 1180 accident card (RAF Museum)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2008 14:45 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2019 00:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2023 08:58 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
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