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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3098 |
| MSN: | 369 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, Yorkshire |
The aircraft was landing when it ended up tipped up on its nose .
Crew:
P/O (70813) Bernard Gregory PIDDOCKE (pilot) RAFVR - ok
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:30 | Anon. | Added |
| 19-Dec-2011 14:31 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2011 05:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Sep-2014 09:21 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 20:25 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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