ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87253
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| Date: | Thursday 29 February 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9809 |
| MSN: | 17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles from RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Spitfire K9809: Dived into the ground only moments after a night take off. 29/02/1940
Cat. E, SOC 15/03/1940.
Pilot:
P/O (40271) Horace Arthur TRENCHARD (NZ pilot) RAF- killed.
R.I.P.
P/O Trenchard is buried at Whittlesford (Saints Mary and Andrew) Churchyard.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2011 00:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 13-Jan-2012 02:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:22 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2012 23:26 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 16:49 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2013 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2013 09:50 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:14 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2021 05:26 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2021 05:45 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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