ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253740
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| Date: | Thursday 12 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8605 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, |
| RAF Grangemouth |
Spitfire P8605 was being operated by No. 58 Operational Training Unit at Grangemouth when, while landing, it struck Spitfire X4282 that was taxiing on the airfield.
No one appears to have been killed in this accident, but both aircraft sustained major damage and were written off the books.
P8605 was Struck off Charge on 20/11/1942.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2021 04:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-Apr-2021 04:44 | angels one five | Updated [Damage] |
| 05-May-2021 08:53 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 01:52 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 16-Oct-2022 20:06 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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