Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia N3292,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22070
 
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Date:Saturday 7 December 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
Owner/operator:54 Sqn RAF
Registration: N3292
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Catterick, Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was taking off but failed to reach the proper speed, the pilot then tried to lift the aircraft to miss an obstruction but the aircraft stalled and crashed through a hedge

Sources:

Spitfire prod. list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2008 23:15 Anon. Added
30-Dec-2011 05:41 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source]
06-Nov-2013 07:34 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Nature]
09-Jun-2015 16:42 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source]
07-Jul-2022 23:52 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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