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| Date: | Monday 6 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9970 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF West Kilbride |
Engine failed, crashed during forced landing. Pilot okay.
Cat.E
SOC 17/1/41.
Sources:
Spitfire Production List
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2011 16:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Sep-2011 19:41 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2011 06:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2012 12:23 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, ] |
| 23-Jan-2012 00:46 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2012 02:57 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2013 05:39 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2013 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:20 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 01:19 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 09:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 26-Aug-2013 20:51 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 01-Oct-2013 17:59 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Oct-2013 08:17 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2013 07:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 21-Feb-2014 18:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 29-May-2015 10:53 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jan-2016 17:38 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2016 17:24 | Django | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2016 06:33 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2016 20:17 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2016 14:26 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Feb-2021 06:29 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2023 20:22 | Nepa | Updated |
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