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| Date: | Thursday 9 March 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9797 |
| MSN: | 11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Acton, Babergh, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Spiltfire K9797 was the 11th production Spitfire, and was delivered to 19 Sqdn RAF Duxford on 07/10/1938 Written off when engine failed while acting as target aircraft for cine gun practice and forced landed at Acton, Babergh, Suffolk. The pilot escaped safely. He had deliberately crash-landed the Spitfire following an engine failure to avoid a children's playground.
Crew:
Sgt (590289) George Cecil UNWIN DFM & Bar (pilot) RAF : Ok
K9797 was reallocated for ground instructional use with Practice Flight RAF Stradishall, Suffolk (in a non-flying role) on 11-5-39. Struck Off Charge 8-6-39. Total flying time on airframe 88.55 hours
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain.
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
3. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9797
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Unwin#RAF_career
5. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Unwin.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Suffolk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2011 19:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Jan-2011 19:17 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2012 00:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 01:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 19:03 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2012 09:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2012 00:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 25-Nov-2012 16:14 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2013 03:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 13:00 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 14:58 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2014 23:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:07 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 19:50 | JIXN | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 08:18 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2018 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2018 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2019 22:03 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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