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| Date: | Thursday 16 February 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9812 |
| MSN: | 22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles south of Royston, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Spitfire K9812 (c/n 22 - 22nd production Spitfire).
28/10/38: Delivered to 66 Squadron at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Later coded 'RB-T'.
16/02/39: Written off when engine failed, and crashed into a wood four miles south of Royston, Cambridgeshire
31/03/39: Damaged airframe reassigned for ground instructional use, as 1382M at 2 SoTT RAF Cosford. Total flying time on airframe 26.55 hours
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircrqft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 79)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
3. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9812
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._66_Squadron_RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2011 00:47 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Jan-2012 01:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 19:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2012 09:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2012 00:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 16:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2013 18:04 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 12:58 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2014 23:24 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2015 08:13 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 19:49 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 08:18 | angels one five | Updated [Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Mar-2018 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2018 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 11-Oct-2019 21:52 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2021 05:33 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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