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| Date: | Saturday 28 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X4276 |
| MSN: | 1075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| 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 |
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.
Crew:
F/Lt (40370) Alan Christopher "Al" DEERE (NZ pilot) 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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 03-Aug-2024 21:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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