ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170561
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| Date: | Friday 31 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 123 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8203 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Castletown, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castletown, Scotland |
The starboard tyre blew out during a take off run. The pilot was forced to abandon the take off. He braked and lowered the flaps, but ran out of runway and the Spitfire tipped up on its nose.
P/O G.E. Caswell was okay.
Cat. CA damage and sent to Scottish Aviation for repair.
Sources:
Spitfire production list and other.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2014 21:24 | angels one five | Added |
| 15-Jun-2015 06:29 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2021 23:21 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
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