ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22296
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 June 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L5104 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kingstown, Carlisle, Cumberland |
Fairey Battle Mk.I L5104, 15 EFTS, RAF: Substantially damaged 16 June 1940 near RAF Kirkbride, Cumerland. The aircraft suffered partial loss of power from its engine during approach; it undershot its landing and hit a bank
Repaired, and transferred to the RCAF from 8 January 1941; became RCAF 1794. Category B damage on 4 July 1942, while serving at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec. Not repaired this time, and struck off charge 13 January 1943.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p 143)
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_1750_1799_detailed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 23:15 | Anon. | Added |
| 31-Jan-2012 01:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 02-Sep-2019 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2019 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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