ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139940
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| Date: | 18-FEB-1940 |
| Time: | 1440 |
| Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Operator: | 266 Sqdn RAF |
| Registration: | N3120 |
| C/n / msn: | 391 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Littleport, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge |
Structural failure.
Broke up without warning at 18,000 feet while on a flight test to high altitude.
The pilot, F/L Ian Gleed was rendered unconscious in the incident, but fell clear of the machine and coming to was able to activate his parachute and save himself.
F/L Gleed was hospitalised for three weeks and did not regain full flying status until 14/5/40.
N3120 was SOC on 22/2/40.
Sources:
Spitfire Production List.
Wikipedia.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Nov-2011 13:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Nov-2011 13:52 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2011 14:36 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2011 14:45 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:58 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 10-Jan-2012 02:52 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:35 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2012 23:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:17 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2012 03:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2012 00:17 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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