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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9949 |
| MSN: | 162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Duxford |
Supermarine Spitfire K9949 (c/n 162 - 162nd production Spitfire)
26/04/39: First Flown at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire
28/04/39: Delivered to 66 Squadron, RAF Duxford.
01/06/39: Hit obstacle during a night landing at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
02/06/39: Struck off charge as damaged beyond economic repair. Total Flying Hours 26.50
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 80)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
3. http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/birds/spitfire/calendar6.htm
4. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9949
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2011 16:52 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jan-2012 01:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 19:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2012 11:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2012 00:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Nov-2012 09:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-May-2013 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 09-Jun-2013 09:12 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2013 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 13:04 | angels one five | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Nov-2013 05:25 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Dec-2013 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Mar-2015 18:31 | Lotos | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 30-Mar-2018 16:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2021 04:37 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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