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| Date: | Sunday 18 February 1940 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 266 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3120 |
| MSN: | 391 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
Structural failure.
Broke up without warning at 18,000 feet while on test flight to high altitude.
The pilot, F/Lt Ian Gleed was rendered unconscious in the incident, but fell clear of the plane and coming to, was able to activate his parachute and save himself.
F/Lt Gleed was hospitalised for three weeks and did not regain full flying status until 14/05/1940.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Nov-2011 13:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Nov-2011 13:52 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Nov-2011 14:36 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Nov-2011 14:45 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, ] |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:58 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 02:52 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:35 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 23:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:17 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 03:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2012 00:17 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 30-May-2013 11:17 | nemcupavel | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 30-May-2013 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 30-May-2013 14:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Oct-2013 04:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Oct-2013 00:00 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 12:48 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 06:15 | JINX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2016 14:09 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Feb-2021 03:36 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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