ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255247
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1942 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7840 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan, Wales |
Spitfire P7840 was struck on the ground by Spitfire K9891 when the pilot of the latter aircraft attempted to take off with the propeller blades set at coarse pitch.
P7840 suffered substantial damage (Category AC) and was sent to Air Services Training Ltd for repair. The Spitfire went from there to the Central Gunnery School RAF, and was involved in a further ground incident when it collided with a grass mower when taxiing at RAF Sutton Bridge on the 12th of May,1943 and was lightly damaged. Flying Officer WJ Hibbert was unhurt and the Spitfire was repaired. It was eventually retired and written off the books on the 2nd of November, 1944.
Spitfire P7840 was a presentation aircraft named “The Mountains O' Mourne” funded by people of Northern Ireland.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
Presentation Aircraft List
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2021 22:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-May-2021 23:01 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase] |
| 02-May-2021 11:21 | gerard | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-May-2021 16:58 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2022 19:26 | Davies 62 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2023 19:26 | angels one five | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 29-Jul-2023 01:04 | angels one five | Updated [[[Source, Narrative]]] |
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