ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312364
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 695 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TE185 |
| MSN: | CBAF IX.4395 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk |
| RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk |
TE185: Spitfire LF. XVI, MSN CBAF.IX.4395. Built at CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M266 engine. To 9MU RAF Cosford, Shropshire 23-5-45. To 695 Squadron, RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk 20-8-45.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25-8-47 when force-landed and crashed near RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk. The pilot, who was inexperienced in flying Spitfires, failed to keep a check on his fuel consumption, and exceeded the briefed duration for the sortie. The engine therefore stopped due to fuel starvation, and the pilot initiated an "engine out" forced landing in a field short of the runway of RAF Horsham St. Faith. Some published sources state that the Spitfire made a wheels-up belly landing, although this is unconfirmed.
Damage initially assessed as Cat. B 25-8-47. Not repaired, re-cat E and struck off as scrap 11-9-47.
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. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.332
4. ORB 695 Sqn RAF for the period 1-1-1946 to 31-1-1949: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2546: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505184
5. "RAF Write offs 1947": Air Britain Aeromilitaria No. 1978: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1978.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p111.html
7. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/90757-te185
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._695_Squadron_RAF
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Horsham_St_Faith#Postwar_Royal_Air_Force_use.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2023 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-May-2023 20:32 | Nepa | Updated |
| 11-May-2023 14:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2023 16:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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