ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229440
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Date: | Tuesday 19 May 1942 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
Owner/operator: | 131 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | P8445 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Merston, West Sussex, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | RAF Merston, Sussex |
Narrative:Spitfire P8445 bounced badly on landing and then swung, collapsing the undercarriage.
Assessed as Cat.B damage at first, then reassessed as Cat.E on 25/5/42 and Struck Off Charge.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Sep-2019 02:00 |
angels one five |
Added |
28-Oct-2019 08:32 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
06-Feb-2021 03:58 |
angels one five |
Updated [Time, Narrative] |
19-Mar-2021 17:34 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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