ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158079
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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1008 |
| MSN: | 221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with L1074 while taxying.
To AST on 28-12-39 for repair. Returned to service with 609 Sqdn 8-6-40.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1940 | L1008 | 610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF | 0 | 1 mile east of Glastonbury, Somerset, England | |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2013 15:09 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Mar-2014 21:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 19-Apr-2015 23:07 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2015 14:47 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 06-Feb-2016 01:39 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 13-Feb-2018 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 08-Feb-2021 20:30 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location] |
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