Spitfire BL892 at Hutton Cranswick airfield.

At 15.45hrs on 27th September 1942 this 316 Squadron was taxying on the perimeter track at Hutton Cranswick airfield prior to taking off for a scrambled operational sortie when the port wing struck an unoccupied lorry that had been left on the track. After hitting the lorry the aircraft slewed around and the undercarriage collapsed.

Pilot - F/O Roman Nartowicz PAF (P/76770).

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