Gear-up landing Incident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX Pl131,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49215
 
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Date:Saturday 3 February 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX
Owner/operator:349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF
Registration: Pl131
MSN: GE-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:B.77 Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.77 Gilze-Rijen
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Engine failed on air test, bellylanded.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5191&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
8 November 1944 PT891 349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF 0 Nieuw-Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant w/o
19 November 1944 NH241 349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF 1 Liendert, Amersfoort, Utrecht w/o
22 January 1945 PT851 349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF 0 near Ewijk, Gelderland w/o
6 February 1945 PT946 349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF 0 B.77 Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant w/o
6 February 1945 TA837 349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF 0 along the Winterdijk at Oosterwolde, Friesland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
08-Sep-2013 03:21 JINX Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Mar-2015 19:49 Jixon Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
31-Jan-2020 14:33 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source]
15-Jun-2022 11:08 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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