Mid-air collision Accident Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG-52,
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Date:Thursday 15 March 1951
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-52
MSN: RM882
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Yvoir/Namen (B) -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:
Departure airport:EBFS Florennes (B)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
BUILD : Eastleigh Aircraft Factory Chattis Hill
ENGINE : Griffon 65
c/n :
RAF SERIAL: RM882
BAF SERIAL: SG-52
IQ-S, 3R-V

1944-10-27: to 30 Maintenance Unit, RAF Sealand
1944-11-26: to PRDU (Photo Reconnaissance Unit)
1945-03-29: to 2 Squadron, RAF Celle
1945-08-07: to 414 Squadron,
1948-07-27: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1949-01-07: damaged landing
1951-03-15: at Yvoir/Namen (B) Cat.5 crash landing, after mid-air collision with SG-7 / 3R-G
pilot SG-52: ? Made an emergency (belly) landing but OK,
pilot SG-7: Sgt-Vl Collette André Killed,
1951-03-16: written off
0000-00-00: scrapped

Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14
2. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RM882
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._414_Squadron_RCAF

Revision history:

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19-May-2023 06:16 Peter Ziegler Added

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