ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193490
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| Date: | Monday 7 July 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Hellenic Air Force |
| Registration: | TD246 |
| MSN: | CBAF.4260 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gida, Thessaloniki -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TD246 Spitfire LFXVIe; Built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin 266 engine. Delivered to the RAF at 19 MU St. Athan 4-4-45. Entered service with 443 Squadron 5-7-45. To 416 Squadron 29-7-45. Transferred to Royal Hellenic Air Force (RHAF) 25-3-49. To 337 Squadron, RHAF
Written off (destroyed) 7-7-52; collided with another Spitfire and fell to earth at Gida, Thessaloniki during a formation flight. Pilot: Pilot Officer Ioannis Tsamis (Aged 22). KIA.
Sources:
1. https://polemikiaeroporiahaf.blogspot.de/search/label/Supermarine%20Spitfire
2. http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Supermarine-Spitfire-losses-in-Greece-1942-1953.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p110.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2017 21:05 | TB | Added |
| 11-Feb-2017 08:51 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2018 18:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2018 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location] |
| 04-Jun-2019 06:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2021 14:55 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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