Mid-air collision Incident Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG-99,
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Date:Sunday 23 September 1945
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-99
MSN: MV312
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Flavion, east of EBFS Florennes -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
BUILD : Eastleigh Aircraft Factory Chattis Hill
ENGINE : Griffon 65
RAF SERIAL: MV312
BAF SERIAL: SG-99
Squadron code(s): ---

1945-03-31: to 9 Maintenance Unit, RAF Cosford
1945-11-06: to 453 Squadron, RAAF (UK)
1946-04-24: to 29 Maintenance Unit, RAF Hugh Ercall, Shropshire
1949-06-22: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as SG-99
1949-09-23: at Flavion, east of EBFS Florennes, after a mid-air collision with SG-100
1949-09-23: written off
1949-09-00: date out

Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14-part-3
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p076.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2023 05:41 Peter Ziegler Added

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