ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242744
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| Date: | Sunday 20 June 1976 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | Battle of Britain Memorial Flt (BBMF) RAF |
| Registration: | AB910 |
| MSN: | CBAF.1061 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Duxford Airfield (EGSU), Vintage Day, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Duxford Airfield (EGSU), Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK |
| Duxford Airfield (EGSU), Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft suffered Cat.3R damage when the starboard undercarriage leg collapsed just after touchdown during the 'Duxford Vintage Day'. The aircraft was recovered and repaired at No.5 MU Kemble and returned to the BoB Flight on 21st December 1976.
Photographs of the accident are shown on https://www.flickr.com/photos/spicpix/5107175337/ ,
Sources:
http://milky01.co.uk/?page_id=28017
http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/AB910.htm
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/vickerssupermarine.pdf
https://www.flickr.com/photos/spicpix/5107175337/
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/77486-accident-to-bbmf-spitfire-v-ab910-bex-1978
Aerolane Monthly, August 1976 'Spotlight' p.395/394
http://milky01.co.uk/?page_id=28017
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 1941 | AB910 | 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Lympne, Lympne, Kent, England | |
unk |
| 20 June 1953 | G-AISU | Group Captain Allen Henry Wheeler | 0 | Southend Airport (EGMC), Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England | |
sub |
Images:
RAF Alconbury Air Show, Cambridgeshire, UK - 16th May 1959
RAF Alconbury Air Show, Cambridgeshire, UK - 16th May 1959
RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire, UK BoB Air Show - 17th September 1960
RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire, UK BoB Air Show - 17th September 1960
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2020 07:17 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 22-Sep-2020 08:44 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Sep-2020 13:36 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Sep-2020 15:37 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Sep-2020 15:37 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 19-Feb-2021 09:54 | Castle | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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