ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181679
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| Date: | Saturday 19 February 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 332 Skv. Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | MK983 |
| MSN: | CBAF.8138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Værnes Air Station, Municipality of Stjørdal, Trøndelag, Trondheim -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Værnes AB (TRD/ENVA) |
MK983: Spitfire LF. IX MSN CBAF 8138. Built at CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 20-3-44. To 302 Squadron coded 'WX-G' 3-5-44. To 84GSU 22-6-44 for modifications. Cat B accident 14-9-44. To Miles Aircraft, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 18-1-45 for repairs. To 332 Squadron 10-5-45. To R No AF 21-9-45; to 332skv coded 'A-BG'
Minor accident 6-12-48 at Værnes. Damage to propeller and left wing-tip when skidding off the runway during landing. The pilot, Sgt. Frithjof Torkehagen, was unhurt. Aircraft and pilot belonged to 332skv.
Major accident 19-2-49 at Værnes Air Station, Municipality of Stjørdal, Trøndelag, Trondheim, Norway. When landing A-BG with very high speed, the pilot did not manage to stop before reaching the end of runway 19 at Værnes. He continued onto the grass where A-BG turned over on the nose and then on its back.
The pilot, Sgt. Frithjof Torkehagen, was unhurt. Aircraft belonged to 332skv. It was decided to scrap the aircraft for use as spares. Struck off R No AF charge 8-9-49. Total airframe hours at the time of the accident was 319:55.
Sources:
1. http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr%201%20Spitfire%20IX.pdf
2. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/86370-mk983
3. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/MK983
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p072.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._332_Squadron_RAF#In_the_Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force_(1945%E2%80%9)
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trondheim_Airport#Military_establishment
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2015 18:37 | TB | Added |
| 24-Nov-2015 19:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2023 00:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 10-Aug-2023 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [[[Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
| 16-Aug-2023 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[[Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]]] |
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