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Date: | Saturday 21 September 2019 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | D-FEUR |
MSN: | 6S-583793 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Duxford Airfield, Duxford, Cambridgeshire (QFO/EGSU) England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
Departure airport: | Duxford Airport (QFO/EGSU) |
Destination airport: | Duxford Airport (QFO/EGSU) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft suffered a prop strike on takeoff from Duxford. On departure at Duxford for the mass spitfire formation where it suffered a propeller strike. There is a bit of propeller on the left of the image in the photo below (see link #1). It is currently at ARCO awaiting repairs to the engine and a new propeller which is made in Germany.
This Spitfire was originally delivered to the RAF as MV154. It was then shipped to Australia and taken on charge by the RAAF as A58-671.
Sources:
1. Photo of accident:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9469256 2.
https://www.flyinglegends.com/aircraft/spitfire-viiic.html Media:
c/n 6S/583793. Actual RAF serial MV154. Wears the markings of 145sqn, RAF, based in Italy. Operated by MaxAlpha Aviation Gmbh, Bremergarten, Germany. 2015 Flying Legends Airshow. Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK, 12 July 2015:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Oct-2019 10:47 |
Captain Adam |
Added |
13-Oct-2019 06:11 |
Spitfirepilot19 |
Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
13-Oct-2019 06:12 |
harro |
Updated [Narrative] |
17-Sep-2020 20:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
15-Aug-2021 10:06 |
Anon. |
Updated [Damage] |