Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9961,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1933
 
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Date:Friday 15 May 1942
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:6 FPP ATA
Registration: K9961
MSN: 178
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near RAF Ternhill, Shropshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Ternhill, Shropshire
Narrative:
Crashed in forced landing whilst being ferried by 6 Ferry Pilot Pool.
Cat.C damage.
Re-categorised to Cat.B
" Cat.E on 26/5/42.


Sources:

Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/index.htm

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
7 February 1940 K9961 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland sub
Bounced on landing
17 February 1940 K9961 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland sub
Bounced on landing
13 August 1940 K9961 7 OTU RAF 0 RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales sub
Bounced on landing

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Feb-2008 14:00 JINX Added
18-Feb-2011 14:53 angels one five Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
28-Dec-2011 12:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
10-Jan-2012 01:37 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
10-Jan-2012 02:08 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
17-Jan-2012 02:29 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Jan-2012 12:06 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
02-Nov-2012 12:50 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]
12-Aug-2013 13:53 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Sep-2013 01:32 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
27-Sep-2013 06:54 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
11-Apr-2014 12:10 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
15-Jun-2015 06:49 Uzi Updated [Location, Destination airport]
15-Jun-2015 06:50 DB Updated [Operator]
19-Nov-2018 20:25 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
07-Feb-2021 05:05 angels one five Updated [Time, Location, Narrative]
07-Feb-2021 05:08 angels one five Updated [Narrative]

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