Incident Supermarine Spitfire FL9C SM-42,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47712
 
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Date:Thursday 6 May 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire FL9C
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: SM-42
MSN: MJ893
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brustem AFB, Limburg -   Belgium
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
BUILD : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory
ENGINE : Merlin 66
C/N :
RAF SERIAL: MJ893
BAF SERIAL: SM-42

1944-01-08: 39 Maintenance Unit
1944-01-25: 312 Squadron
1944-03-23: engaged and damaged by Fw190 near Ostend,force landed at Manston CB
pilot: Officer F Miejnecky 312 Squadron
1944-08-05: AST GAL
1944-10-19: 302 Squadron
1944-11-28: AST
1946-07-26: RNethAF as H-69, later H-110
1953-04-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1954-05-06: at EBST Brustem, crash due an engine failure
1954-05-06: written off

Sources:

https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/production.html
https://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=13541

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
11-May-2013 23:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
29-Jun-2022 11:20 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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