Date:	Wednesday 14 May 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:	Lydda CF RAF
Registration:	PT470
MSN:	CBAF.
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Abu Suier (LG-205), Abu Sueir, near Ismailia -   Egypt
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Lydda (Lod), Palestine
Destination airport:	RAF Abu Suier, (LG-205), Abu Sueir, Islmailia, Egypt

Narrative:
PT470: Spitfire HF. IX: Built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M70 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 19-7-44. To 82MU RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire 27-7-44 for packing and crating for overseas shipment. Shipped on the ss 'Silversandal' 9-8-44, arriving Casablanca 23-8-44. To 93 Squadron, Algiers, Algeria 19-2-45. To 6 Squadron, RAF Lydda, Palestine, coded 'JV-C' after 93 Squadron disbanded 5-9-45. To Communications Flight RAF Lydda, Palestine in 1946

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14-5-47 when made a wheels-up landing at RAF Abu Sueir (LG-205), Abu Sueir, near Ismailia, Egypt. The pilot, a very senior officer with over 3,000 flying hours to his credit, simply forgot to lower the undercarriage on approach, and the Spitfire made a wheels-up belly landing

Damage initially assessed as Cat. E 14-5-47. Not repaired, Struck Off Charge 3-7-47

RAF Abu Sueir located approximately 17.1 kilometres (10.6 miles) west of Ismailia and 116 kilometres (72 miles) northeast of Cairo.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Sep-2013 00:39	JINX	Added
27-Mar-2015 18:12	Jixon	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport]
05-Nov-2019 22:46	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Operator]
16-May-2023 18:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Operator, Operator]]
02-Sep-2023 02:38	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[[Operator, Operator]]]