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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9987 |
| MSN: | 201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Duxford |
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9987 (c/n 201 - 201st production Spitfire of the first production batch of 310).
22/05/39: First flown at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire (R-R Merlin III engine).
23/05/39: Issued to 66 Squadron, RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire (coded 'RB-V').
30/09/39: Hit hedge on approach and crash-landed at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Struck Off Charge (total time on airframe 53.90 flying hours).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircrft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 81)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
3. https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Spitfire/RAF-66Sqn-LZ/pages/Spitfire-Mk.Ia.html
4. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/203
5. http://www.raf-in-combat.com/wpsite/wp-content/uploads/edd/2014/11/tn_Spitfire-05.jpg
History of this aircraft
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| 8 August 2000 | N355DE | Private | 1 | Lakeland, FL |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2011 18:15 | angels one five | Added |
| 02-Aug-2011 18:18 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2011 05:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 16:11 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 09:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 19:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2012 02:32 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 23:57 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Jun-2013 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 22-Oct-2013 14:59 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 18-Dec-2013 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Sep-2014 22:09 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 09-Jun-2015 08:22 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2018 18:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2018 18:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 09-Mar-2020 15:39 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator, ] |
| 07-Feb-2021 21:45 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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