ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71958
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| Date: | 24-FEB-1940 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Blackburn Botha Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | TDU Royal Air Force (TDU RAF) |
| Registration: | L6111 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | In sea at Spithead, N of Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
| RAF Gosport |
Aircraft from RAF Torpedo Development Unit, Gosport. During mine-dropping exerises at Spithead, north of Ryde, the aircraft hit the sea. The pilot and crew were able to get into their rubber dinghy before the aircraft sank.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2010 03:40 | John Baker | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2013 18:06 | PKM | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2014 20:26 | PKM | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2018 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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