ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87340
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9856 |
| MSN: | 69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Catterick | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spitfire K9856: First Flown 28-1-39. Delivered to 41 Squadron at RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire 15-2-39. Written off due fire in flight, whilst pulling out of steep dive at speed, and crash-landed at RAF Catterick. 27/04/1939
Struck Off Charge 9-5-39. Total Flying Hrs 20.50
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12516-41-Sq-Spitfire-forced-landing-before-WW2-N.Yorkshire
3. http://www.oldrafrecords.com
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160312232333/http://brew.clients.ch/raf41sqdn.htm
5. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9856
6. http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Archivesmonths/1985/1985%20-%20Mar.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2011 20:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 15-Jan-2012 01:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 22-Jan-2012 19:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2012 07:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2012 00:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Nov-2012 03:45 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2013 21:40 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2015 18:23 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 26-Jan-2018 01:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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