Incident Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG-44,
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Date:Monday 28 December 1953
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-44
MSN: RM802
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Veurne (B) -   Belgium
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Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
BUILD : Eastleigh Aircraft Factory Chattis Hill
ENGINE : Griffon 65
RAF SERIAL: RM802
BAF SERIAL: SG-44
Squadron code(s): YL-O, IQ-U
With full span wings, this is a unusual Fighter-Reconnaissance variant (photo K.Rutterford)

1944-09-19: to 33 Maintenance Unit RAF Lyneham
1944-11-16: to 2 Squadron RAF Celle
1945-09-17: to 350 (Belgian) Squadron (South England)
1946-04-13: to 412 (Canadian) Squadron
1948-06-10: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as SG-44
1953-12-28: at Veurne (B) Cat.5 crash
1953-12-28: written off
1953-12-00: date out
0000-00-00: scrapped


Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p096.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2023 06:16 Peter Ziegler Added
04-Jun-2023 05:17 Peter Ziegler Updated

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