ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140008
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| Date: | Friday 3 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 266 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3179 |
| MSN: | 422 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
N3179: Spitfire Mk Ia (c/no 422) First Flown 16-11-39. Delivered to the RAF at 8 MU Little Rissington 20-11-39. Issued to 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when hit trees landing at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire 3-5-40. Struck Off Charge 9-5-40 as Cat.E
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p003.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2011 23:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 05:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2012 17:25 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2012 20:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2013 14:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 09-Nov-2014 20:00 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 02-Jun-2015 12:49 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Sep-2019 01:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 05:17 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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