ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225302
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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P9509 |
| MSN: | 650 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Northwest Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
| RAF Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd |
First Flown 23-4-40; to RAF at 12 MU 25-4-40. Issued to 19 Squadron 18-9-40. To 152 Squadron 26-9-40. To 58 OTU 23-3-41 thence to 53 OTU 6-1-42
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when engine failed due to running out of fuel, leading to a wheels up forced landing near RAF Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd 2-4-42. Struck Off Charge 9-4-42
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1996, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 to R9999, p 90
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p009.html
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2019 00:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2019 11:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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