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| Date: | Sunday 11 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6698 |
| MSN: | 752 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
The aircraft crash-landed after it had hit another aircraft on take off, losing its port undercarriage leg. 11/08/1940
Crew_
P/O (91000) Lionel Horwood "Buck" Casson (pilot) RAFVR: ok
Sources:
spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:28 | Anon. | Added |
| 28-Dec-2011 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2012 04:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 06-Nov-2012 01:27 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2023 16:19 | Nepa | Updated |
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