ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168004
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| Date: | Saturday 19 June 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | P8037 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gravel Bank Farm, Magdalen, near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Sutton Bridge |
Spitfire P8037 was being operated by the Central Gunnery School, RAF, when engine failure caused a wheels up forced landing between Wisbech and Kings Lynn.
The damage was first assessed as Category B, but re-assessed as Cat. E and the aircraft was Struck off Charge on 30/6/43.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2014 08:27 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 17:06 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 03-Feb-2021 00:57 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Source] |
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