ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 91457
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 December 1942 |
| Time: | c. 14:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AB460 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Netherne Hospital, near Coulsdon, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley |
| RAF Kenley, Surrey |
Crashed on a hillside at Netherne after colliding with Spitfire BR630 of the same unit during flying practice.
Caught fire and burned. Cat. E and written off.
P/O J.A. Alexander, RCAF, escaped with minor injuries.
The other aircraft landed safely back at base.
AB460 was built in February, 1942, as a Spitfire Mark V. In late April it was converted to a Mark IX by Rolls-Royce.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2014 06:28 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2015 19:52 | Gloug | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 24-May-2015 20:01 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2021 02:09 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
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