ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311123
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | SG-2 |
| MSN: | 6S 364187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beauvechain Air Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain Air Base, Wallonia (EBBE) |
RB166: Spitfire FR. XIV, MSN 6S 364187. Built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire with Griffon G65 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham 20-1-44. To 610 (County of Chester) Squadron 23-2-44. To DeHavilland for 'Gem' modifications 25-4-44. Returned to 610 (County of Chester) Squadron. Cat C (Repairable) accident 14-5-44. Repaired on site by ASTH (Air Service Training (Hamble)) 5-9-44.
Returned to 610 (County of Chester) Squadron after repairs. 610 Squadron was disbanded before the end of the war at RAF Warmwell on 3-3-45.
Presumed stored until struck off RAF charge upon transfer to Belgian Air Force as SG-2 22-5-47. Issued to 350 Squadron, Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen coded "GE-B". Belgian serial SG-2 allocated but never worn on the airframe
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21-5-47: crashed at Beauvechain Air Force Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium because of engine problems on take off.
Formally struck off charge 31-8-47 as Cat. E(FA) and scrapped
NOTE:
The name 'Belgische Luchtmacht' is officially introduced on January 15, 1949. Before then it was called 'Belgisch Militair Vliegwezen'.
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p095.html
3. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RB166
4. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RB166
5. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/101831-rb166
6. Photo: https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14/02
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._610_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)#Under_Belgian_command
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvechain_Air_Base#Postwar/current
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2023 11:51 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 04-Jun-2023 05:16 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2023 02:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2023 09:13 | Nepa | Updated |
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