ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240397
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MK232 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nivelles Airfield, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.56 Brussels/Evere (B) |
Crashed after the pilot became disoriented and the plane ran out of fuel.
The pilot, F/O William Warfield, died in the crash.
The wreckage of the plane was excavated in the year 2020.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=57476
https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_nivelles-un-spitfire-de-la-2e-guerre-mondiale-exhume-par-un-chasseur-d-epaves?id=10567165
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2020 08:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Dec-2020 21:06 | Dr.Roup | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2022 23:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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