ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312262
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 September 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire F.21 |
| Owner/operator: | 9 MU RAF |
| Registration: | LA197 |
| MSN: | SMAF.4342 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cosford, Shropshire |
| RAF Cosford, Shropshire |
LA197: Spitfire F.21, MSN SMAF.4342. Built at Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine) at South Marston, Swindon, Wiltshire with Griffon G61 engine. Test flown by Flt Lt Johnson (Vickers Armstrong South Marston) for 8 minutes on 28-9-44. (Possible first flight?). Delivered to 33MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire by Captain Hughes ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) 2-10-44. To 91 Squadron RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire 7-3-45. To 122 Squadron RAF Dalcross, Inverness 17-1-46. To 9MU RAF Cosford, Shropshire after 122 Squadron disbanded 1-4-46
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23-9-47 when swung on landing in a crosswind and a rain shower at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, causing the undercarriage to collapse. Not repaired, re-cat E(FA) and struck off charge in October 1947.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. ORB 9 MU RAF got the period 1-1-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1459: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101169
5. "RAF Write offs 1947": Air Britain Aeromilitaria No.2 1978: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1978.pd
6. 91 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-6-1945 to 31-1-1947: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/741/35: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8455508
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p053.html
8. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/79409-la197
9. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/LA197
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._91_Squadron_RAF#Post-war
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._122_Squadron_RAF#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2023 21:15 | Nepa | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2023 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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