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| Date: | Monday 3 April 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9845 |
| MSN: | 57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Catterick |
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9845 (c/n 57 - the 57th production Spitfire)
13/01/39: First Flown at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire
17/01/39: Delivered to 41 Squadron at RAF Catterick
03/04/39: Wheels up landing, (pilot uninjured) at RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire
15/05/39: Struck Off Charge 15-5-39.
15/06/39: Re-assigned as ground instructional airframe: to 1479M at RAF Locking. Total Flying Hours 42:25.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 79)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
3. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9845
4. 41 Sqn ORB at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8411674
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12516-41-Sq-Spitfire-forced-landing-before-WW2-N-Yorkshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2011 21:22 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Jan-2012 01:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 19:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-May-2012 10:23 | 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 00:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 03:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2013 04:02 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 13:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 15:00 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 17-Jan-2014 06:28 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 20:03 | Gun | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Mar-2018 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2018 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 11-Oct-2019 22:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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