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and more photos in this series at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaantoine/ ... 894896301/ .
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=137111
http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07 ... in-france/
Date: 01-JUL-2011
Time: 17:30 LT
Type: Supermarine Seafire Mk. XVII
Operator: T. J. Manna (rgd. owner) Anna Walker (pilot)
Registration: G-KASX
C/n / msn: FLWA24588
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Minor
Location: Bondues, Lille - France
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature: Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Aircraft stalled, and made a wheels up landing at near Lille-Marcq Airfield, Avenue du General de Gaulle, Bondues, France, during practice for airshow. Damage to airframe appears to be minor and repairable.
Sources:
http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07 ... in-france/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaantoine/ ... 7100683798 (photos)
Anna Walker belly-lands Seafire in France
Posted on July 3, 2011 by World Warbird News
Pilot Anna Walker had to belly-land the Seafire SX336 at Bondues in France on July 1st, at 5:30 PM local time.
For an unknown reason, the gear did not extend.
The aircraft landed on its belly and did a 180° turn before coming to rest. Fortunately, Anna Walker was not injured.
It seems the aircraft suffered relatively light damage only.
Photos of the crash landing are available on Antoine Alacusos’ Flickr page.
The photos show Anna Walker bringing the Spitfire in to a soft belly-landing.
The prop shattered upon impact (probably saving the engine). Anna Walker is seen evacuating the aircraft on her own in the last pictures.