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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1064 |
| MSN: | 279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Crook of Alves, Morayshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kinloss, Morayshire |
Undercarriage jammed on return from flying practice. Only one wheel could be made to lower.
Crew:
F/O (37869) Ian Bedford Nesbitt RUSSELL DFC (pilot) baled out / Safe.
Aircraft crashed and burned out.
SOC 16/1/40.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Spitfire Production List
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2011 18:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 06:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 02:22 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:19 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 01:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 01:59 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 02:00 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2012 00:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 07-Aug-2013 02:21 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2013 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 17-Aug-2013 06:45 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 20-Aug-2013 19:46 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 25-Aug-2013 10:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2013 04:04 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2014 21:40 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 26-Feb-2014 23:26 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 01-Jun-2015 14:28 | Opietz | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2016 04:39 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jan-2016 17:58 | Opietz | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 00:41 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 20:59 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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