Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1084,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21990
 
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Date:Sunday 17 March 1940
Time:night
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: L1084
MSN: 299
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Drem, East Lothian
Destination airport:RAF Drem
Narrative:
The aircraft overshot and tipped on its nose landing at night.
Repaired.
Crew:
P/O (90334) John Charles DUNDAS (pilot) RAFVR - unhurt.
L1084 failed to return from a patrol, Calais-Dunkirk, 27/5/40.

Sources:

Spitfire production list

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 May 1940 L1084 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF 0 Dunkerque Beach, Dunkerque, Pas de Calais w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2008 11:30 Anon. Added
04-Mar-2011 17:23 angels one five Updated [Time, Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative]
25-Dec-2011 10:18 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
12-Jan-2012 00:53 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn]
13-Jan-2012 23:32 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
13-Jan-2012 23:33 Nepa Updated [Nature]
04-Nov-2012 14:12 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative]
08-Aug-2013 19:35 JINX Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
08-Aug-2013 19:36 JINX Updated [Aircraft type]
14-Aug-2013 18:05 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Aug-2013 06:54 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
16-Sep-2014 05:53 angels one five Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative]
01-Jun-2015 14:30 Opietz Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]

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