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| Date: | Tuesday 13 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1012 |
| MSN: | 225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Leconfield, North Yorkshire |
Undercarriage collapsed during formation landing.
Pilot ok.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:31 | Anon. | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 09:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 11:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 18:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2013 18:32 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2013 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Aug-2013 19:47 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 26-Feb-2014 23:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 10:22 | Coumes | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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