ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314094
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 September 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | AFS RIAF |
| Registration: | TZ118 |
| MSN: | ALD. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RIAF Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India -
 India
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RIAF Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India |
| RIAF Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India |
TZ118: Spitfire FR.XIV. Built at Vickers-Armstrong (Supermarine) at Aldermaston with Griffon G65 engine. To 29MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 23-5-45. To 222MU RAF North Luffenham 20-7-45 for packing and crating for overseas shipment. Shipped on the SS 'City of Hong Kong' 26-8-45, arriving India 17-9-45. To ACSEA (Air Command South East Asia) by 1-10-45. To AFS (Advanced Flying School) RIAF at Ambala, India by 1-12-45
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25-9-46 when crashed on landing at RIAF Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India. The aircraft stalled on landing, and the pilot took the wrong recovery action, causing the Spitfire to yaw, bounce heavily, and then tip onto its nose.
Crew of Spitfire TZ118
Pilot Officer (IND/3152) Subhas Ranjan Bose - survived with minor injuries
Damage to airframe assessed as Cat. E 25-9-46. Not repaired, and Struck Off Charge 31-10-46
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.25. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.226
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.103: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p114.html
6. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/80209-tz118
7. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TZ118
8. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=TZ118
9. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/TZ118
10. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/3152
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambala_Air_Force_Station#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2023 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Jun-2023 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 02-Jun-2023 20:29 | Nepa | Updated |
| 13-Sep-2023 13:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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