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| Date: | Wednesday 10 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9399 |
| MSN: | 581 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lympne, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Lympne, Kent |
Crashed in an emergency landing at Lympne after damage to the cooling system in battle.
SOC 15/7/40. To ground instructional airframe 2137M 22/10/40.
Crew:
P/O (41552) Donald Gordon COBDEN (pilot) RAF - unhurt ( KIA 11/8/40).
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2011 19:11 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Aug-2011 19:14 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 26-Dec-2011 12:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2012 14:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:20 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2012 00:11 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 15:53 | King | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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