Hi Philip
My records almost match Alex's but I have a little more info that may also interest you:
27JAN39; MacDonald, D. S.; Spit I; K9848; NI; Wheels in mud on landing, onto nose, Brize Norton
30JAN39; Wallace, G. E.; Spit I; K9831; NI; Wheels-up landing, forgot to lower undercarriage, Ctk
16MAR39; Serjeant, G. V.; Spit I; K9838; KFA; Wing broke off recovering from dive, Eryholme, Yks
30MAR39; Wickham, P. R. W.; Spit I; K9855; NI; Overshot runway in rain, hit hedge, onto nose, Ctk
03APR39; Unknown Pilot; Spit I; K9845; NI; Wheels-up landing, Ctk
20APR39; Gillies, J.; Spit I; K9848; NI; Struck fence and overturned, 4m NW Ctk
27APR39; Webster, J. T.; Spit I; K9856; NI; Fire during flight, pulling out of steep dive at speed, Ctk
23MAY39; Robertson, C.; Spit I; K9842; NI; EF/CL during night flying exercise, Ctk
08JUN39; Blatchford, H. P.; Spit I; K9837; NI; Wheels-up landing, forgot to lower undercarriage, Ctk
21JUN39; Overall, H. E. H.; Spit I; K9846; NI; Hit mower with port wing on landing, Dishforth
18JUL39; Mitchell, K.; Spit I; K9888; KFA; Hit mountain in zero visibility during storm, Pennines
It won't be easy to work out exactly which one of these is 'yours', but at least there are several you can strike out as definitely not the aircraft you're looking for. These are all the recorded pre-War 41 Squadron Spitfire accidents / incidents.
Regards
Steve
41 (F) Squadron RAF at War and Peace, April 1916-March 1946
http://brew.clients.ch/41sqnraf.htm
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