ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314961
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| Date: | Friday 20 December 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | TD325 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meldert, Aalst, East Flanders -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain Air Force Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium |
TD325: Spitfire LF.XVI. Built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M266 engine. To 19MU RAF St. Athan, South Glamorgan 4-4-45. To 341 (G.C.III/2 'Alsace') (Free French) Squadron RAF 26-4-45. 341 Squadron also known in French as Groupe de Chasse n° 3/2 "Alsace", and was a Free French squadron in the RAF during World War II. It was disbanded on 27-11-45 when it was transferred from RAF to French control.
Presumed stored until delivered to 350 (Belgian) Squadron coded 'MN-M' 17-1-46. To Belgian Air Force 26-10-46 on loan pending delivery of Spitfire F. XIVs; although these aircraft were never Belgian owned, many of the Spitfires had their RAF roundels replaced by Belgian ones. In October 1946, following its inclusion in the Belgian Air Force (Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen) 350 Squadron was stationed at Beauvechain Air Force Base and integrated into the 160th Wing.
20-12-1946: Written off (destroyed) when crashed at Meldert, Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium. Pilot: (1899895) Sergeant Jules Bogaerts Killed
Aalst is a city and municipality on the Dender River, 31 kilometres (19 miles) northwest from Brussels in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel and Nieuwerkerken;
NOTE: The name 'Belgische Luchtmacht' is officially introduced on January 15, 1949. Before then it was called 'Belgisch Militair Vliegwezen'.
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-16
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p110.html
3. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/90714-td325
4. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TD325
5. https://www.350sqn-raf.be/index/air-crew-raf-post-war
6. https://350bafsqn.com/colibri-wp/
7. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-16
8. [photo] https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-16/td325
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._341_Squadron_RAF#History
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)#Under_Belgian_command
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aalst,_Belgium
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2023 09:09 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 08-Jun-2023 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 10-Jun-2023 15:51 | Nepa | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2023 16:47 | Nepa | Updated |
| 10-Sep-2023 10:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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