ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275153
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 886 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB203 |
| MSN: | 3626 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | unknown -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Burscough, (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, UK |
| RNAS Burscough, (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, UK |
During a low flying training bomding exercise, operating out of RNAS Burscough, Lancashire, 886 Squadron Seafire MB203 hit the the target substantially damaging the aircraft. Pilot, Sub Lt, D A Gibson safely returned and landed the aircraft back at base, which was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p059.html
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/886_Squadron.htm#.Yf15hZrP2M_
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=mb203&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/886_Squadron.htm#.Yf1xxJrP2M_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2022 22:36 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 16:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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