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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1033 |
| MSN: | 247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Surrey |
| RAF Kenley, Surrey |
Spitfire L1033: First Flown 26-6-39. Delivered to 611 Squadron 1-7-39 (as "FY-K"). Damaged 10-01-40: This aircraft was damaged when it ran through the airfield boundary hedge at RAF Digby, Lincolnshire, as it the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft after the engine failed on take off. Pilot - Flight Lt K. M. Stoddart - was unhurt.
Transferred to 64 Squadron 19-3-40. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed night landing RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey 19-5-40. Struck off charge as Cat. E same day
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
3. http://www.611squadronrauxaf.co.uk/images/Digby1939SpitMkI.html
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1940-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2011 20:21 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 15:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2012 19:52 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 19:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 18-Jul-2013 01:10 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2013 01:10 | JINX | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2013 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 13-Jun-2015 16:45 | DB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-May-2019 21:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2021 22:57 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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