ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312976
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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | SG-21 |
| MSN: | CHA. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beauvechain Air Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain Air Base, Beauvechain Wallonia |
| Beauvechain Air Base, Wallonia (EBBE) |
RM676: Spitfire FR. XIV. Built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Chattis Hill with Griffon G65 engine. To 33MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 28-5-44. To 322 (RNLAF) Squadron, RAF Wunstorf, Germany 17-7-44, To 350 (Belgian) Squadron coded 'MN-H' 11-1-45. Cat C (Repairable) accident 11-2-45. To AAEE (Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment) Boscombe Down, Wiltshire in 5-45. To ASTH (Air Service Training, Hamble), Hamble, Hampshire
Struck off RAF charge upon transfer to BAF (Belgian Air Force/Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen) as 'SG-21' 22-9-47. Issued to 350 Squadron BAF coded 'MN-C'
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19-2-48 crashed on takeoff from Beauvechain Air Force Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium due engine failure.
Struck off BAF charge 30-4-48 and sold for scrap.
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/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p096.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RM676
4. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RM676
5. photo of accident: https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14/21
6. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/101881-rm676
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._322_Squadron_RNLAF#British_service
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)#With_the_Royal_Air_Force
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)#Under_Belgian_command
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvechain_Air_Base#Postwar/current
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2023 05:39 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 04-Jun-2023 05:54 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 25-Aug-2023 14:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 25-Aug-2023 17:18 | Nepa | Updated |
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