Date:	Monday 24 November 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV
Owner/operator:	612 (County of Aberdeen) Sqn RAF
Registration:	TZ176
MSN:	EA.
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Dyce, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire
Destination airport:	RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire

Narrative:
TZ176: Spitfire FR. XIV. Built at Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Eastleigh with Griffon G65 engine. Delivered to 29MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 22-10-45. To 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron, RAF Dyce, Aberdeen 7-7-47

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24-11-47 when overshot landing and lost control at RAF Dyce, Aberdeen. The pilot carried out a 'missed approach' overshoot at RAF Dyce, after having attempted to land in strong crosswinds. During the climb out from the missed approach, the pilot lost control of his aircraft while trying to avoid an aircraft on the ground, as well as a copse of trees ahead of his line of flight. Having allowed the Spitfire's airspeed to decline on the initial approach, he opened up the throttle too quickly. The resultant engine torque turned the aircraft's direction sharply, and the Spitfire dived into the ground.

Damage initially assessed as Cat E 24-11-47. Struck Off Charge 13-1-48 as Cat. E(FA)

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.30 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.351
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. 612 Squadron RAF ORB for the period 1-6-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2518/3: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8423116
5. "RAF Write offs 1947": Air Britain Aeromilitaria No.2 1978: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1978.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p114.html
7. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TZ176
8. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/80263-tz176
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._612_Squadron_RAF#Post-war:_on_Spitfires_and_Vampires
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Airport#Early_years

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
06-May-2023 18:12	Dr. John Smith	Added
06-May-2023 19:43	Nepa	Updated
27-Aug-2023 21:28	Dr. John Smith	Updated