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| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9798 |
| MSN: | 13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Duxford |
Supermarine Spitfire K9798 (c/n 13 - the 13th production Spitfire)
30/07/38: First Flown at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire
17/09/38: Delivered to 19 Squadron at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Later coded 'WZ-L'.
18/04/39: Written off in a wheels up landing at RAF Duxford. Crew: F/Sgt George UNWIN (pilot) RAF
20/05/39: Struck Off Charge. Reassigned to ground instructional use: to 1490M at 6 SoTT.
29/06/42: Scrapped. Total Flying Hours 168.30
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Broitain, 1976 page 79)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
3. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9798
4. https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Spitfire/MkI-RAF-19Sqn-K/pages/Artwork-Spitfire-MkI-RAF-19Sqn-WZ-L-K9798-England-April-1939-0A.html
5. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=32991
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2011 18:10 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 14:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 12-Jan-2012 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 18:57 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2012 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2012 10:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2012 00:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 03:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 15:01 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2014 23:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:08 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 26-Mar-2018 20:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2019 22:14 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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