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| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9940 |
| MSN: | 153 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
The aircraft taxied into a hole and tipped up
Pilot okay
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:30 | Anon. | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 17:15 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2013 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 27-Jul-2014 21:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2015 06:51 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Nature, ] |
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