ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139978
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8340 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Rednal |
Presentation aircraft ' Balikpapan ' ( in the Netherlands East Indies ).
Undercarriage damaged on landing. The pilot ' went around ' and made a second landing with the gear up for safety reasons.
Initially assessed as Cat. B, damage, the aircraft was reassessed as Cat. E on 25/8/44.
Written off the books.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2011 01:08 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 15:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 17-Jan-2012 04:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2012 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2012 00:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Nov-2012 20:57 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2014 22:42 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2015 04:56 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2015 07:57 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 06-Feb-2021 00:08 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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