ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210170
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| Date: | 14-DEC-1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Squadron Royal Air Force (66 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | N3031 |
| MSN: | 320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Great Wilbraham, 7 miles east of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spitfire Mk.Ia N3031 (c/n 320): 320th production Spitfire, and 10th of the second production batch
14/09/39: First flown at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire (Merlin III engine)
18/09/39: Delivered to the RAF at 9MU
30/11/39: Delivered to 66 Squadron, RAF Duxfrod
14/12/39: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Great Wilbraham, 7 miles east of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (at approximate co ordinates 52.196°N 0.267°E). Pilot and sole occupant, Sgt Frank Ernest Waller (Service Number 517236, aged 23) killed
18/12/39: Struck Off Charge
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/N3031
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2430674/waller,-frank-ernest/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2018 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2020 15:50 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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