Mid-air collision Incident Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG-76,
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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-76
MSN: RM917
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grande-Synthe (F) -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
1944-11-14: to 33 Maintenance Unit, 33 RAF Lyneham
1945-02-08: to 610 Squadron, RAF Warmwell
1945-03-14: ros (Repair on Site) Vickers-Armstrong
1948-12-10: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as SG-76
1953-02-25: at Grande-Synthe (F) crash, mid-air collision with Spitfire SG-125
pilot SG-76: ?, a/c crashed at Grande-Synthe (F)
pilot SG-125: OK, a/c make a forced landing at Mardijck (F), written of
1953-10-00: date out

Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14-part-2
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p097.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-May-2023 05:34 Peter Ziegler Added

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