Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc AA981,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87458
 
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Date:Friday 24 April 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc
Owner/operator:234 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: AA981
MSN: 2292
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Tangmere, West Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Tangmere, Sussex
Narrative:
Stalled high on landing and the undercarriage collapsed.
Cat. C, to Westland for repairs 30/4/42.
Cat. E and SOC 9/5/42

Sources:

Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2011 02:43 angels one five Added
10-Jan-2011 02:45 angels one five Updated [Source]
28-Dec-2011 06:58 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
13-Jan-2012 18:17 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport]
15-Jan-2012 14:03 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport]
17-Jan-2012 02:06 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
17-Jan-2012 04:54 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
23-Jan-2012 11:57 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
18-Mar-2013 21:34 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-May-2013 13:43 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative]
07-Jun-2013 10:54 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Nature]
13-Sep-2013 21:29 angels one five Updated [Operator, Source]
31-Oct-2014 17:05 Lotos Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport]
08-Mar-2015 21:02 angels one five Updated [Operator]
02-Jun-2015 13:07 Fuxs Updated [Operator]
09-Jul-2023 20:30 Nepa Updated [[Operator]]

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