Gear-up landing Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX PL451,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48866
 
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Date:Sunday 8 April 1945
Time:17:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF
Registration: PL451
MSN: AH-Z
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:B.85 Schijndel Airfield, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.85 Schijndel
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation / Armed Recce
Engine failed on approach, belly-landed.

Pilot / Sgt. B. Djupvik

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5524&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
17-Sep-2013 06:29 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
22-Mar-2015 10:45 AlLah Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
07-Feb-2020 10:56 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
02-Apr-2020 07:49 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2022 06:54 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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