Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9802,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87250
 
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Date:Tuesday 25 April 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:66 Sqn RAF
Registration: K9802
MSN: 20
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Duxford
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Supermarine Spitfire K9082 (c/n 20 - the 20th production Spitfire)
31/10/38: Delivered to 66 Squadron at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire. (Reportedly 66 Squadron's first-ever Spitfire).
25/04/39: Made a wheels-up landing at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire & declared Damaged Beyond Repair.
17/05/39: Struck Off Charge. Total Flying Hrs 93.35

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 79)
2. Heroes of the Skies By Michael Ashcroft
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
4. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9802

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jan-2011 22:06 angels one five Added
25-Dec-2011 04:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Jan-2012 15:12 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
10-Jan-2012 15:12 angels one five Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Location]]
15-Jan-2012 01:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature]
22-Jan-2012 19:10 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
05-May-2012 11:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-May-2012 00:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
04-Nov-2012 03:43 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
17-Nov-2013 05:22 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
18-Dec-2013 18:20 Nepa Updated [Operator]
16-Jan-2014 23:11 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative]
09-Jun-2015 08:13 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport]
26-Mar-2018 23:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Oct-2019 22:32 angels one five Updated [Narrative]

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