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| Date: | Wednesday 7 February 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9961 |
| MSN: | 178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
| RAF Drem, East Lothian |
Spitfire Mk I K9961: 178th of the first production batch of 310. First Flown 8-5-39. Delivered to 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron 10-5-39. Substantially damaged 7-2-40 when bounced on landing and undercarriage collapsed at RAF Drem. Pilot: ok.
To AST (Airwork Service Training) 29-2-40 for repairs. Returned to service with 7 OTU 21-7-40.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:31 | Anon. | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2011 06:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 02-Nov-2012 12:50 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2012 12:50 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2013 04:26 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2013 06:47 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 25-Aug-2013 10:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, ] |
| 26-Feb-2014 23:40 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2015 16:08 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 06-Jan-2016 15:09 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:45 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Jan-2016 04:36 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Jan-2016 17:51 | Opietz | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 06:18 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 13-Feb-2018 21:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2019 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2021 04:58 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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