ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224369
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc |
| Owner/operator: | JVS Twenthe Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | H-13 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Twente, Enschede, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands (EHTW) |
| Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands (EHTW) |
MK632: Spitfire LF. IXc, built at CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 9MU RAF Cosford Shropshire1-3-44. To 401 (City of Westmount) Squadron RCAF 29-6-44 at ALG (Advanced Landing Ground) B.4 at Beny-sur-mere, Calvados, Normandy, France. To 412 Squadron RCAF 31-8-44. To 421 Squadron RCAF 19-10-44. 421 Squadron was based in Evere in Belgium by October 1944. To AST (Air Service Training) 2-1-45. To 39MU RAF Colerene, Chippenham, Wiltshire 29-5-45 for storage pending disposal
Struck off charge when sold to Royal Netherlands Air Force 17-7-46 as H-13; issued to JVS Twenthe Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) 30-7-46
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30-3-49 when crashed on landing at Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands. Formally struck off charge 27-6-50.
Sources:
1. http://www.gahetna.nl/archievenoverzicht/pdf/NL-HaNA_2.13.165.ead.pdf
2. https://ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-s/vliegtuigen-s-spitfire
3. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/86119-mk632
4. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MK632
5. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/MK632
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/401_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron#D-day_and_European_Offensive_1944
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/412_Transport_Squadron#Postwar
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._421_Squadron_RCAF#Second_World_War
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enschede_Airport_Twente#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2019 12:02 | Cobar | Added |
| 27-Feb-2020 10:14 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-May-2020 19:48 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2022 17:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Jun-2022 14:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Jul-2023 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [[Location]] |
| 09-Aug-2023 21:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Location]]] |
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