ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230113
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 17 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | BM316 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Manthorpe, 3 miles SW of Bourne, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harlaxton, Lincolnshire |
BM316: Spitfire Vb: Delivered to the RAF at 45 MU 27-3-42. Issued to 485 (New Zealand) Squadron 2-6-42. Transferred to 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron 8-7-42. To 111 Squadron 2-8-42, thence to 421 (Canadian) Squadron 6-2-43, and 416 (Canadian) Squadron 23-5-43. To 401 (Canadian) Squadron 1-6-43. Packard Merlin 45M engine installation at HAL (Heston Aircraft Ltd) 12-11-43. Transferred to USAAF 10-5-44. Returned to the RAF and delivered to 17 SFTS 12-10-44.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when engine cut and aircraft belly landed near Manthorpe, 3 miles South West of Bourne Lincolnshire 25-9-45. Not repaired, recat E and Struck Off Charge 4-10-45
Note that there are TWO places in Lincolnshire called "Manthorpe". One near Grantham, Kesteven District. Spitfire BM316 crashed at the "other" Manthorpe - a small village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east from the A6121, 3 miles (5 km) south-west from Bourne and 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Stamford at approximate co ordinates 52.731°N 0.415°W
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p026.html
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs
4. http://spitfiresite.com/2008/12/the-long-lived-bm316.html
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzspitfire.htm
6. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_BK100.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manthorpe,_Bourne
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2019 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Oct-2019 23:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2019 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:50 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 09-May-2023 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]] |
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