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| Date: | Friday 22 October 2010 |
| Time: | 16:21 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | 19-4024 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10km S Gympie,QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gympie Airport, QLD (GYP/YGYM) |
| Gympie Airport, QLD (GYP/YGYM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The 80% scale replica Spitfire kitplane was doing circuits when it crashed and disintegrated at Lagoon Pocket Road 10km south of Gympie. According to an eye-witness the Spitfire pilot lost control and crashed into the ground.
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/22/3046136.htm
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/one-dead-in-gympie-plane-crash/story-e6freon6-1225942388044
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2010 09:32 | VHKDK | Added |
| 22-Oct-2010 11:04 | mhab | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Oct-2010 16:04 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Oct-2010 01:15 | VHKDK | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2010 03:07 | Jorge B | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Oct-2010 14:46 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2010 14:23 | John Baker | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Nov-2010 07:40 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 23-Aug-2023 07:08 | harro | Updated |
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