Mid-air collision Incident Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG-125,
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Date:Wednesday 25 February 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-125
MSN: RM-795
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grande-Synthe (F) -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
1944-08-31: to 39 Maintenance Unit, RAF Colerne
1944-11-23: to 2 Squadron, RAF Celle (D)
1945-08-07: to 130 Squadron, RAF Tangmere, rep FTR ops cancel
1945-08-07: to 414 Squadron, RCAF in Europe
1949-01-03: 1 BRSD BAFO
1949-04-20: Reserve pool
1950-08-01: nea (Non effective aircraft)
1950-11-10: sold to Vickers-Armstrong
1950-11-15: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as SG-125
1953-02-25: at Grande-Synthe (F) crash, mid-air collision with Spitfire SG-76
pilot SG-125: OK, a/c make a forced landing at Mardijck (F), written of
pilot SG-76: ?, a/c crashed at Grande-Synthe (F)
1953-02-25: written off
1953-03-00: date out

Sources:

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


Revision history:

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31-May-2023 05:34 Peter Ziegler Added

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