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| Date: | Tuesday 19 March 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1096 |
| MSN: | 280 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
Spitfire L1096 (PR-E) was being run up by a fitter when the wheel chocks slipped on the frozen ground and the aircraft moved forward. The fitter, with his head down in the cockpit monitoring the instruments, failed to notice and the noise of the engine drowned out the shouts of his fellow ground crew. The propeller crashed into the wing of Spitfire N3025. Engine Fitter OK.
Aircraft repaired and returned to service. It took part in the Battle of Britain. On August 15, 1940 (day that was later called by Germans "Schwarzer Donerstag"), P/O Piotr Ostaszewski-Ostoja shot down Bf 110C (from 6/ZG76 code M8+BP) over Isle of Portland. Damaged in taxi accident at Middle Wallop 16-08-40
Subsequent history: to Airwork Service Training 7-11-40 for repairs. To 58OTU 28-12-40. FACB 7-3-41. 53OTU 17-7-41. RNDA 4-9-42 Converted to Spitefire Mk.Va. Transferred to Royal Navy/Fleet Air Arm. To 885NAS Yeovilton 10-9-42 until 31-10-42. To 887NAS Lee-on-Solent 1-1-43 to 26-2-43. To 809NAS Stretton 3-3-43 to 31-5-43 RNARY Fleetlands local Gosport 18-5-43. To 759NAS Yeovilton as 'Y2W' 7-12-43 to 30-11-44. Damaged during aerobatics at RNAS Fleletlands on 17-3-44 (Lt S Jewers): Tyre burst on takeoff. Starboard oleo collapsed 12-8-44 (S/L CM Miseldine). To NEA at 39MU 3-2-45. To RNAS Yeovilton as ground instructional trainer
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
2. https://forum.gaijinent.com/index.php?/profile/2813-bartekwarc/&tab=posts
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:30 | Anon. | Added |
| 07-Jan-2011 16:10 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2011 12:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2011 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 23:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 19:00 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Aug-2013 02:24 | JINX | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 14-Aug-2013 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 01-Oct-2013 18:08 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2014 18:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2014 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 16-Sep-2014 05:57 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jun-2015 14:31 | Opietz | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 01-Jun-2015 14:34 | Opietz | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 06:23 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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