ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247606
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 2 CAACU RAF |
| Registration: | SL678 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Little Snoring, 2 miles ENE of Fakenham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk |
| RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SL678: Spitfire LFXVI. Delivered to the RAF to 6 MU RAF Brize Norton 20-8-45. To 61OTU 16-1-46. To CGS (Central Gunnery School). FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) 26-7-46. Deemed "beyond economic repair" and Struck Off Charge 17-8-46
However, instead, Brought Back On Charge at 6MU RAF Brize Norton 14-10-46. (Struck Off Charge Instruction rescinded). After refurbishment, issued to 695 Squadron, RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk 4-9-47 as "4M-P". To 2 CAACU (Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit), RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwoch, Norfolk 1-7-51
Written off (damaged beyond repair - for the second time(!) - when undercarriage collapsed on landing at RAF Little Snoring, near Fakenham, Norfolk 29-8-51. Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) 9-9-51 (for the second and final time...)
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.117 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA000-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.173
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p099.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=SL678
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Little_Snoring
7. https://langhamdome.org/about-raf-langham/active-airfield/aa-co-operation-towing-the-line/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2021 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Feb-2021 08:32 | Quenten74 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 09-Feb-2021 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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