Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1082,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71913
 
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Date:Saturday 24 August 1940
Time:16:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF
Registration: L1082
MSN: 296
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:nr Tapnell Farm, Isle of Wight -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Warmwell
Destination airport:
Narrative:
L1082 was badly damaged by Bf 110's over Ryde.
Repairable.
P/O (81621) Andrew B. MAMEDOFF (pilot) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

Battle in The Skies over the Isle of Wight
H J T Leal
Isle of Wight County Press. 1988

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
21 November 1939 L1082 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland min
4 May 1940 L1082 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. sub
Heavy landing
22 August 1941 L1082 57 OTU RAF 1 Near Bagillt, Wales w/o
Mid-air collision

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jan-2010 04:37 John Baker Added
10-Feb-2011 13:41 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative]
28-Dec-2011 13:11 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Jan-2012 23:38 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
06-Nov-2012 17:41 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
08-Aug-2013 00:53 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2013 18:01 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
29-Sep-2015 07:57 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
30-Sep-2015 16:52 sandman56 Updated [Narrative]

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