ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21975
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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9989 |
| MSN: | 203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Greatham, West Hartlepool, County Durham, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Speke, Liverpool |
| RAF Greatham |
The aircraft overshot landing and hit a gun pit causing the undercarriage to collapse. 08/06/1940
Crew:
Unknown pilot okay.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 1940 | K9989 | 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF | 1 | Near RAF Biggin Hill, Kent, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:29 | Anon. | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 12:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Nov-2012 20:59 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2012 21:00 | angels one five | Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative]] |
| 07-Feb-2021 21:50 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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