ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314967
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 March 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVI |
| Owner/operator: | Belgisch Militair Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | TE119 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Fassberg (ALG B152) Faßberg, Lower Saxony, West Germany. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fassberg (ALG B152) Faßberg, Lower Saxony, West Germany. |
TE119: Spitfire LF.XVI, built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M266. To 19MU RAF St. Athan, South Glamorgan 13-4-45. To 308 "City of Kraków" Polish Fighter Squadron, RAF Ahlhorn, West Germany 6-9-45. To 349 (Belgian) Squadron, RAF coded 'GE-H' 16-1-46 and named "Mady". AM(PR8) Photo reconnaissance 21-3-46. To 350 (Belgian) Squadron, RAF coded 'MN-H' 9-5-46. To Belgian Air Force (Belgisch Militair Vliegwezen) on loan pending delivery of Spitfire FXIV 26-10-46; although these aircraft were never Belgian owned, many of the Spitfires had their RAF roundels replaced by Belgian ones
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3-10-1948: Cat E accident at RAF Fassberg (ALG B152) Faßberg, Lower Saxony, West Germany. Not repaired sold for scrap to Eyre Smelting 10-3-48
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-16
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p111.html
3. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/90744-te119
4. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TE119
5. Photo: https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-16/te119
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._308_Polish_Fighter_Squadron#History
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/349th_Squadron_(Belgium)
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)#Under_Belgian_command
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%C3%9Fberg_Air_Base#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2023 10:15 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 12-Jun-2023 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2023 09:35 | Nepa | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2023 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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