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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9893 |
| MSN: | 106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between Broughton and Kirton, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch |
| RAF Acklington |
Spitfire K9893: Engine failed in snowstorm. Crashed in the forced landing. Cat. E SOC 03/02/1940.
Crew:
Sgt (566251) John Keel BARKER (pilot) RAF - Ok
Both Spitfires K9893 and K9885 lost the same day had left RAF Hornchurch to RAF Acklington along with another flown by F/Lt Latham Withall. Weather on take off was gale force winds and snow showers. F/Lt Withall diverted to RAF Duxford due to the conditions , landing safely. Both K9893 and K9885 became lost trying to locate RAF Hucknall , force landing about 10 miles apart due to the near zero visibility in heavy snow storm.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2011 01:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 04:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 02:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 11:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, ] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:28 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 02:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 02:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2012 15:36 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, ] |
| 02-Dec-2012 15:23 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 27-Sep-2013 06:21 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 14-Oct-2013 04:48 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 21-Oct-2013 23:46 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2014 06:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Sep-2014 06:34 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jun-2015 15:26 | Zeeland | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 27-Jan-2016 01:49 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2020 08:05 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-Jan-2020 08:12 | noggin1969 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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