ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275165
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| Date: | Monday 22 November 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 886 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | BL858 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RNAS Burscough, (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Burscough, (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, UK |
| RNAS Burscough, (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, UK |
Spitfire BL858 sustained substantial damage when it dropped into soft ground and nosed over when it ran off the runway when landing back at RNAS Burscough, (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire on 22nd November1943, The Pilot, Sub Lt, G W Bricker survived the accident unharmed.
The aircraft was returned to service following repairs
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/886_Squadron.htm#.Yf59VprP2M9
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p025.html
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=bl858&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Burscough_(HMS_Ringtail)
https://images-of-burscough.co.uk/index.php/hms-ringtail/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2022 14:52 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2023 21:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Source, Operator]] |
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