ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239019
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| Date: | Friday 25 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X4590 |
| MSN: | 6S/81254 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
| RAF Middle Wallop (EGVP) |
The aircraft was damaged when it made a belly landing at RAF Middle Wallop when Pilot Officer J. Curchin failed to lower the undercarriage.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/78-A-872-Spitfire-1-X4590.pdf
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitfire-x4590.html
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=707
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1941 | X4590 | 303 (Warsaw-Koscuisco) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Speke (EGGP) Lancashire, England | |
sub |
| 9 March 1943 | X4590 | 53 OCU RAF | 0 | RAF Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales | |
sub |
Images:
RAF Upper Heyford (EGUA), Oxfordshire, UK - 19th June 1971
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 17:58 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 04-Aug-2020 19:33 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2020 17:45 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 08-Aug-2020 18:16 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 09-Aug-2020 14:06 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 15-Jun-2023 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [[Photo]] |
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