ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90259
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1944 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EN221 |
| MSN: | 3493 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Westhamptnett, Sussex, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Westhampnett, Sussex |
| Westhampnett |
Collided with Spitfire Mk XII EN224 (EB-L), parked on the airfield, when the pilot, Flt-Sgt Colin Robertson RAAF, overshot the runway on his first dusk landing.
Colin Robertson was injured and EN221 (EB-Z) was damaged.
Both Spitfires were repaired.
Robertson's flying logbook was endorsed ' carelessness '.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160312235442/http://brew.clients.ch/fcwdentries.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2011 14:01 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Jan-2012 14:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 26-Aug-2014 12:11 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2014 20:32 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 26-Aug-2014 21:36 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 20:40 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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