Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1064,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138192
 
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Date:Sunday 7 January 1940
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF
Registration: L1064
MSN: 279
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Crook of Alves, Morayshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Kinloss, Morayshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Undercarriage jammed on return from flying practice. Only one wheel could be made to lower.
Crew:
F/O (37869) Ian Bedford Nesbitt RUSSELL DFC (pilot) baled out / Safe.
Aircraft crashed and burned out.
SOC 16/1/40.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Spitfire Production List

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Aug-2011 18:41 angels one five Added
25-Dec-2011 06:11 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Jan-2012 02:22 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location]
10-Jan-2012 10:40 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
12-Jan-2012 00:19 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature]
13-Jan-2012 01:56 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport]
22-Jan-2012 20:07 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
04-Nov-2012 01:59 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
04-Nov-2012 02:00 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]
05-Nov-2012 00:09 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Jun-2013 18:04 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature]
07-Aug-2013 02:21 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2013 18:06 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
17-Aug-2013 06:45 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
20-Aug-2013 19:46 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
24-Aug-2013 08:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
25-Aug-2013 10:05 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
26-Sep-2013 04:04 angels one five Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative]
19-Feb-2014 21:40 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature]
26-Feb-2014 23:26 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature]
01-Jun-2015 14:28 Opietz Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
19-Jan-2016 04:39 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
19-Jan-2016 17:58 Opietz Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
24-Jan-2016 00:41 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
15-Feb-2018 08:07 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
11-Feb-2021 20:59 angels one five Updated [Time, Narrative]

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