ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158422
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 541 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA868 |
| MSN: | 5106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newlyn Downs, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Spitfire PA868. Engine failed on air-test, belly landed in field. Pilot survived.
At first assessed as Cat.B damage, the aircraft was reassessed as Cat.E on the 14th of August, 1944, and written off the books.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2013 03:11 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Mar-2015 19:37 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2020 20:50 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Operator] |
| 02-May-2021 20:54 | Dandy | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2022 07:30 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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