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| Date: | Friday 3 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 B&GS RAF |
| Registration: | K7670 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Sealand, Flintshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jurby, Isle of Man |
| RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire |
On 3 May 1940, Fairey Battle K7670 was on its delivery flight from RAF Jurby, Isle of Man to RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, when it suffered a jammed undercarriage and belly landed at RAF Sealand, Flintshire. Substantially damaged, but repaired and returned to service 28 September 1940 with 12 FTS
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Airraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976)
2. The Battle File, Sidney Shail, Air Britain 1997, p 128
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?20047-Fairey-Battles-at-Penhros-(Gunnery-School)-1940-41
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 22:41 | Anon. | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 24-May-2019 23:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2019 07:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2023 21:29 | Nepa | Updated |
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