ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176061
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| Date: | Monday 5 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8390 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Eshott, Northumberland, North East England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eshott, Northhumberland |
| RAF Eshott |
Landed with the wheels up because of a jammed undercarriage leg or wheel, thought to be the result of damage in an unreported heavy landing.
Aircraft repaired, but was written off after a taxiing accident at Eshott on 13/8/43.
Sources:
Spitfire production list and other CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2015 00:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jun-2015 13:43 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2021 03:20 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:05 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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