ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311134
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 601 (County of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TE442 |
| MSN: | CBAF IX.4576 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base, Villacoublay, 8 miles SW of Paris -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hendon, Colindale, Middlesex |
| Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base, Villacoublay (LFPV) |
Spitfire TE442: MSN CBAF IX.4576. Built at CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M266 engine. Delivered to 6MU RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire 31-7-45. To 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire 10-5-46. To 601 (County of London) Squadron, RAF Hendon, Colindale, Middlesex 28-1-47.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26-7-48 when crash-landed at Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base, Villacoublay, 8 miles SW of Paris France. The undercarriage collapsed after the aircraft swung off the runway while landing at Villacoublay in strong cross winds. Damage initially assessed as Cat. B (Repairable) 26-7-48. Repairs cancelled, re-cat E 25-10-48 and struck off charge.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.80. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.414
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p112.html
4. 601 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-1-47 to 31-5-50: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2504: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505142
5. "RAF Write offs 1948": Air Britain Aeromilitaria No.1 1979: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._501_Squadron_RAF#Into_the_jet_age
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._601_Squadron_RAF#Postwar_operations
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lizy-Villacoublay_Air_Base#From_1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2023 21:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Aug-2023 01:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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