ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88952
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9885 |
| MSN: | 102 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 miles east of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
Spitfire K9885: Took off on delivery flight. 16/01/1940
Engine failed in flight. Hit a hedge in a forced landing made in bad visibility, and came down eight miles east of Nottingham.
Crew:
P/O (76308) Walter BEAUMONT DFC (pilot) RAFVR believed uninjured.
Sources:
1. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=101
2. http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p001.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?19818&p=115955#115955#
4. http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=105008;article=21240;
5. http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/html/operations_record_book.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2011 03:59 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 06:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 02:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 10-Jan-2012 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:27 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 13-Jan-2012 02:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:11 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2012 02:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2012 15:37 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2012 00:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Nov-2012 13:51 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature] |
| 27-Mar-2013 13:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2013 06:25 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2013 23:48 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2013 07:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2013 20:13 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 17-Dec-2013 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2014 23:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 01-Jun-2015 15:26 | Zeeland | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 06-Jan-2016 15:09 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:47 | Dandy | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2016 06:11 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-May-2019 20:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2023 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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