Incident Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG-80,
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Date:Sunday 20 July 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire FR.14
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: SG-80
MSN: MV382
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:EBBE Bevekom (B) -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
BUILD : Eastleigh Aircraft Factory Chattis Hill
ENGINE : Griffon 65
RAF SERIAL: MV382
BAF SERIAL: SG-80
Squadron codes: MN-T, GV-T, GV-S

1945-02-05: to 39 Maintenance Unit, RAF Colerne (UK)
1945-04-26: to 414 Squadron, RAF Wunstorf (D)
1945-08-09: to 2 Squadron, RAF Celle (UK)
1945-10-18: to 350 (Belgian-RAF) Squadron as MN-X
1946-06-06: to 125 Wing Headquarters
1948-12-17: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1952-07-20: at EBBE Bevekom Cat.5 crash, irrecoverable inverted spin
1952-07-20: written off
1952-07-00: date out
0000-00-00: scrapped

Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14-part-2
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p076.html
3. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/MV382
4. http://www.syhartdecal.fr/images/references/Syhart/908/Syhart_908_Detailed_Instructions_English_version.pdf
5. https://www.cuttersguide.com/pdf/ww2/Profile%20246%20The%20Supermarine%20Spitfire%20Mks%20XIV%20&%20XVIII.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2023 06:16 Peter Ziegler Added

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