Mid-air collision Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4276,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21898
 
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Date:Saturday 28 December 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
Owner/operator:54 Sqn RAF
Registration: X4276
MSN: 1075
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Town End Farm, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed after being involved in a mid-air collision at 12000 feet with Spitfire X4650, the pilot landed in a cess pit at Town End Farm and the aircraft crashed near by.
40370 F/Lt Alan Christopher "Al" Deere, New Zealand pilot with RAF baled out ok.

The X4276 is currently being restored - Fana de l"Aviation - 510 - May 2012
The already restored X4650 is flying again on March, 9, 2012

Sources:

1. www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p014.html
2. Fana de l"Aviation - 510 - May 2012

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Aug-2008 10:29 Anon. Added
30-Dec-2011 05:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Apr-2012 12:09 ThW Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Jul-2022 04:54 Ron Averes Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Jul-2022 05:21 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2023 21:03 Nepa Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]]

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