Incident Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC PG554,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310265
 
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Date:Sunday 8 August 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC
Owner/operator:Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen
Registration: PG554
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saffraanberg (Technical Militairy School) -   Belgium
Phase: Standing
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
BUILD BY : Hawker Langley
ENGINE : RR Merlin XX
RAF SERIAL: PG554
BAF SERIAL:

1944-05-03: TOC taken on charge by the RAF
0000-00-00: to MCS Allied Flight Metropolitan Communications Squadron
1945-05-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
0000-00-00: to Technical School Saffraanberg (instr. airframe)
1948-08-08: destroyed in fire of Technical School
1948-08-08: written off

NOTE:
The name 'Belgische Luchtmacht' is officially introduced on January 15, 1949.
Before then it was called 'Belgisch Militair Vliegwezen'.

Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/hawker-hurricane-iib-c
2 http://www.rafcommands.com/database/hurricanes/details.php?uniq=PG554


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Apr-2023 05:26 Peter Ziegler Added
26-May-2023 06:13 Peter Ziegler Updated
04-Jun-2023 05:54 Peter Ziegler Updated

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