ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275749
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| Date: | Friday 31 December 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 768 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | P8537 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | The Firth of Clyde, Scotland, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling), Pailey, Scotland |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Ravager' |
When carrying out deck landing training onto the aircraft carrier 'HMS Ravager' on 31st December 1943, 768 Squadron Spitfire P8537 hit the safety barrier and crash landed onto the deck causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The Pilot, Sub Lt, G C Morris survived the accident uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p007.html
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/ESCORT/Galleries/RAVAGER_Gllery_2.htm (crash pictures)
https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-05CVE-Ravager.htm
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Abbotsinch.htm#.YhPjQpbP2M8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 19:49 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Feb-2022 23:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2023 21:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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