Incident Spitfire LF.9c/e SM-5,
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Date:Thursday 14 February 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Spitfire LF.9c/e
Owner/operator:Belgian Air Force
Registration: SM-5
MSN: TE520
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tomveld / Brustem (B) -   Belgium
Phase:
Nature:
Departure airport:EBST Brustem (B)
Destination airport:EBST Brustem (B)
Narrative:
BUILD : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory
ENGINE : Merlin 66
C/N :
RAF SERIAL: TE520
BAF SERIAL: SM-5

1945-06-12: to 33 Maintenance Unit Lyneham
1945-06-19: to 129 Squadron
0000-00-00: to 257 Squadron
1947-08-18: date in
1952-02-14: at Tomveld (Brustem), fatal crash
1952-02-14: written off
1952-02-00: date out

Sources:

https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/production.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Apr-2023 06:38 Peter Ziegler Added

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