Fairey Battle, s/n: L5049
The Incident:
The main landing gear collapsed when landing at Kaldaðarnes.
Minor damage to aircraft.
The Crew:
The crew survived without injuries.
The Aircraft:
Mfg.: Fairey Aviation Company
Type: Light Bomber
S/N: L5099
Operator: RAF 1423 Flight, Iceland Costal Command
Group: Iceland
Squad: 1423 Flight
Base: Reykjavík
Arrived 26/7/1941
Comments: RAF 1423 Flight was
formed from Hurricane flight of
No 98 Squadron. Hurricane 1a 07/41.
Ceased operation 03/12/1941
Details on aircraft Wikipedia,Youtube
