ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310195
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 203 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | RW390 |
| MSN: | CBAF.IX.4648 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon |
| RAF Chivenor, Devon |
RW390: Spitfire LF XVI. MSN CBAF.IX.4648. Built by Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine) at Desford, with Merlin M266 engine. Delivered to 29MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 28-8-45. To 61OTU RAF Keevil, Wiltshire 14-1-46, Unit became 203 AFS at RAF Keevil, Wiltshire 1-7-47
Written off (damaged) beyond repair 15-12-48 when struck by Spitfire TE182 while parked on the on peritrack at RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon 15-12-48
Damage initially assessed as Cat. C (Repairable), and repairs on site begun. However, repairs abandoned, Spitfire RW390 was re-cat E 23-3-49 and struck off charge.
The other Spitfire involved (TE182) was repaired, and continued in service until it was Struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) on 24-1-50
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.456
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. 203 AFS ORB for the period 1-6-47 to 31-12-50: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/1771: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101481
5. "RAF Write offs 1948": Air Britain Aeromilitaria No.1 1979: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p098.html
7. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/90076-rw390
8. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RW390
9. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RW390
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chivenor#1946%E2%80%941949
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2023 15:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Aug-2023 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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