ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160351
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 October 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire IX |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI) |
| Registration: | MM4124 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vicenza-Dal Molin Airfield, Province of Vicenza, Veneto -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vicenza-Dal Molin Airfield, Province of Vicenza, Veneto (VIC/LIPT) |
| Vicenza-Dal Molin Airfield, Province of Vicenza, Veneto (VIC/LIPT) |
Spitfire LF. IX MK413, built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 10-2-44. To AST (Airwork Service Training) 14-3-44. To 9MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 23-5-44. Back to AST (Airwork Service Training) 23-7-44; re-cat CE 1-9-44. To 1OADU (Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit) 9-4-45. To MAAF (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10-4-45. To 111 Squadron in Italy in April 1945 coded 'JU-R'. 111 Squadron disbanded on 30-5-47. Struck off charge upon sale to Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI) (Italian Air Force) 26-6-47 as MM4124.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19-10-49: Collided with Spitfire MM4032 during aerobatics. Pilot M. llo Mario Zorzi landed the aircraft without propeller near icenza-Dal Molin Airfield, Province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, on the edge of the airfield.
Sources:
1. http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
2. http://www.giuseppeversolato.it/News/dettaglio.asp?IdNews=36
3. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/85948-mk413
4. 111 Sqn RAF ORB for April 1945: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/870/40: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8386389
5. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/85948-mk413
6. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/MK413
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._111_Squadron_RAF#1941%E2%80%931945
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicenza_Airport#Post-World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2013 19:50 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jan-2014 12:15 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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