ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314746
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 12 September 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 16 FU RAF |
| Registration: | MK590 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF St. Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall |
| RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall |
MK590: Spitfire LF. IX. Built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 8MU RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 27-3-44. To 401 (City of Westmount) (Canadian) Squadron, RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex 22-6-44 coded 'YO-C'. To 412 (Canadian) Squadron 31-8-44 coded "VZ-". To 453 Squadron RAAF 28-9-44 coded "FU-". To ASTE (Airwork Service Training Eastleigh) Eastleigh, Hampshire 10-2-45. To 16 FU (Ferry Unit), RAF Dunkeswell, Devon
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12-9-46: tyre burst on takeoff run at RAF St. Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Pilot took off anyway, but upon landing back at RAF St. Mawgan, the aircraft swung off the runway, and then tipped up onto its nose.
Damage initially assessed as Cat. E 12-9-46. Not repaired, and Struck Off Charge 29-1-47
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.215
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.103: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p070.html
6. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/MK590
7. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/86089-mk590
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ferry_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force#Units
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_St_Mawgan#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2023 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Jun-2023 08:17 | Nepa | Updated |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation