Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9968,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150440
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 September 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:66 Sqn RAF
Registration: K9968
MSN: 182
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at Duxford.*
Pilot killed.
SOC and reduced to produce (scrapped)
This accident cannot be substantiated. There is probably confusion in the Spitfire production record with the fatal crash of K9986 of the same squadron on the same day.



Sources:

Spitfire Production List

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Oct-2012 12:22 angels one five Added
03-Nov-2012 02:58 angels one five Updated [Date, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-May-2013 17:21 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative]
09-Jun-2013 09:27 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
09-Jun-2013 09:36 angels one five Updated [Date, Source]
09-Jun-2013 10:32 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
26-Jun-2013 19:02 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
22-Oct-2013 14:55 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
18-Dec-2013 18:25 Nepa Updated [Operator]
23-Apr-2014 08:56 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
09-Jun-2015 08:22 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]

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