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Date: | Tuesday 10 October 1939 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Fairey Battle Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 1 AAS RAF |
Registration: | K7598 |
MSN: | F.2356 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Manby, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
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 K7598, 1 AAS (Air Armament School) RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10 October 1939 when engine cut and aircraft belly landed "wheels up" at RAF Manby, Lincolnshire. No reported injuries to the crew, which included the pilot, Squadron Leader C E Ingham. Aircraft deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck Off Charge on or before 31 October 1939
Sources:
1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1995 p.125)
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 62)
3. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p.125)
4.
https://35squadron.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/fairey-battle/ 5.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/manby-history 6.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1939-incident-logs Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Oct-2020 00:41 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
30-Oct-2020 09:08 |
T.T.Taylor |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |