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| Date: | Saturday 24 August 1940 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X4104 |
| MSN: | 991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Broad Lane, Thorley, Isle of Wight. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warmwell |
Damaged in battle with Bf 110s over Ryde.
F/Lt F.J. Howell (pilot) Ok
Aircraft repairable.
Sources:
Battle in The Skies over the Isle of Wight
H J T Leal
Isle of Wight County Press. 1988
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2010 04:37 | John Baker | Added |
| 10-Feb-2011 14:00 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2011 14:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Dec-2011 13:13 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 23:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 06-Nov-2012 16:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 12:41 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 14-Aug-2013 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2015 16:52 | sandman56 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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