ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230138
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 December 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF. IXc |
| Owner/operator: | CFE RAF |
| Registration: | MK211 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
| RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
MK211: Spitfire LF.IXc: Delivered to the RAF at 6 MU Brize Norton 30-1-44. Issued to 313 (Czech) Squadron 16-2-44. To 126 Squadron (coded "'5J-Y") 27-7-44. To De Havilland 16-1-45 for propeller fitment. To CFE (Central Flying Establishment) RAF Tangmere 12-7-45. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when engine lost power, and aircraft belly landed near RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire 5-12-45. Recat E 22-1-46 as "beyond economic repair" and Struck Off Charge 31-1-46.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp.21. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Spitfire Production List: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p069.html
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs
4. https://fcafa.com/2012/09/19/spitfire-aircraft-of-310-sqn-312-sqn-and-313-sqn/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2019 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Oct-2019 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2019 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Nov-2019 09:06 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Jul-2023 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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