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Date: | Tuesday 31 October 1939 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Fairey Battle Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 1 AAS RAF |
Registration: | K7592 |
MSN: | F.2350 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Manby, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Manby, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Manby, Lincolnshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Fairey Battle Mk.1 K7592, 1 AAS (Air Armament School), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31 October 1939 when stalled at low altitude on landing, and wing hit ground. Not repaired - deemed as "damaged beyond economic repair" and allocated as Ground Instructional Airframe 1795M on 22 February 1940 with 1 EWS RAF. Continued in this role until Struck Off Charge as Cat.E (Scrap) on 19 May 1943
Sources:
1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1995 p.126)
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 63)
3. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p.126)
4.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/manby-history Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Oct-2020 23:47 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
10-Nov-2020 20:37 |
Sycak |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |