ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276427
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| Date: | Friday 6 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 887 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB242 |
| MSN: | 3558 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 'HMS Unicorn', The Firth of Clyde, Scotland, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
887 Squadron Seafire MB242, flown by Lt, P H Knowler, sustained substantial damage when it hit the round-down when landing back on board the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn'' on 6th August 1943.
Sources:
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92600-mb242
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p060.html
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.YiyzXo_P2M_
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/887_Squadron.htm#.Yiy2to_P2M_
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=MB242&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2022 15:21 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 13-Mar-2022 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Operator] |
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