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| Date: | Friday 26 April 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1025 |
| MSN: | 239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
| RAF Drem |
Undercarriage jammed after heavy night landing at Drem. Aircraft abandoned near Tyninghame, East Lothian. P/O Basil Stapleton (41879) bailed out, injured knee.
Aircraft crashed. Damage Cat.E, SOC 6/5/40.
Sources:
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p002.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1527-Spitfire-L1025-603-Sqn-abandoned-26-4-40
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/603_squadron.html
Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2011 05:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Sep-2011 07:34 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2011 15:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 16:16 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 20:40 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2013 13:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2013 18:42 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2013 17:19 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Aug-2013 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 08-Feb-2021 21:23 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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