ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343276
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Date: | Friday 23 September 1949 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV |
Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
Registration: | SG-99 |
MSN: | 6S 649229 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Flavion, east of Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia -
Belgium
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia, Belgium (EBFS) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:MV312: Spitfire FR. XIV, MSN 6S 649229. Built by Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine) at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire with Griffon G65 engine. To 9MU RAF Cosford, Shropshire 31-3-45. To 453 Squadron RAAF 6-11-45 in BZG, West Germany. Squadron disbanded 21-1-46. To 29MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 24-4-46 for long term storage.
Struck off charge upon sale to BAF (Belgian Air Force) as SG-99 22-6-49.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23-9-49 when crashed at Flavion, east of Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia, Belgium, after a mid-air collision with Spitfire SG-100
Sources:
1.
https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14-part-3 2.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p076.html 3.
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/MV312 4.
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/79908-mv312 5.
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MV312 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._453_Squadron_RAAF#Europe 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florennes_Air_Base Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Aug-2023 18:41 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
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