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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9968 |
| MSN: | 182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Crashed at Duxford.*
Pilot killed.
SOC and reduced to produce (scrapped)
This accident cannot be substantiated. There is probably confusion in the Spitfire production record with the fatal crash of K9986 of the same squadron on the same day.
Sources:
Spitfire Production List
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2012 12:22 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Nov-2012 02:58 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-May-2013 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2013 09:27 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2013 09:36 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 09-Jun-2013 10:32 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2013 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 22-Oct-2013 14:55 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Dec-2013 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Apr-2014 08:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jun-2015 08:22 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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