ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181685
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 331 Skv. Luftfartsverket (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | PL448 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gardermoen Air Station, Ullensaker, in Viken county, Oslo -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gardermoen Air Station, Norway |
PL448: Spitfire LF. IX, built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 29-6-44. To Miles Aircraft, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 25-7-44. To 132 Squadron 17-8-44. To 411 "City of York" Squadron RCAF 28-9-44. Cat C (Repairable) accident 3-12-44. Repaired and returned to service with 412 Squadron 5-4-45. Allocated to 130 Squadron RAF North Weald, Essex 17-5-45. Diverted from this unit to 331 Squadron at a later date (probably June 1945)
130 Squadron was stationed at RAF North Weald, Essex together with 331 Squadron in April/May 1945 and transferred to Kjevik, Norway, in June 1945. Coded "FN-T" in RAF service. Recoded "A-AU" in Royal Norwegian Air Force service.
Major accident 16-12-47 at Gardermoen, Oslo when colliding with MJ931/A-AI during take-off. The plane caught fire and burned out completely, killing fenrik Knut Urdahl. Aircraft belonged to 331skv'
Sources:
1. http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr%201%20Spitfire%20IX.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p087.html
3. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/PL448
4. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/87120-pl448
5. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PL448
6. https://aeroflight.co.uk/waf/norway/af/types/af-spitfire.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._132_Squadron_RAF#Reformation_in_World_War_II
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._132_Squadron_RAF#Reformation_in_World_War_II
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/412_Transport_Squadron#Second_World_War
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._130_Squadron_RAF#History
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._331_Squadron_RAF
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Airport,_Gardermoen#Military_and_secondary
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2015 18:42 | TB | Added |
| 25-Nov-2015 18:31 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2023 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
| 27-Aug-2023 09:09 | Nepa | Updated [[[Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]]] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation