ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312991
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| Date: | Monday 24 November 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | SG-23 |
| MSN: | RM679 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beauvechain Air Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain Air Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium (EBBE) |
RM679: Spitfire F. XIV, built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire with Griffon G65 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerene, Chippenham, Wiltshire 7-6-44. To 610 (County of Chester) Squadron, RAF Warmwell as 'DW-Y ' 14-7-44. Cat C (Repairable) damage in accident 19-9-44. To ASTH (Air Service Training, Hamble). Returned to 610 (County of Chester) Squadron after repairs. 610 Squadron was disbanded before the end of the war at RAF Warmwell on 3-3-45.
Presumed stored until struck off RAF charge upon transfer to Belgian Air Force as SG-23 20-10-47 (attributed but never worn). To 350 Squadron, Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen with squadron code 'MN-F'.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24-11-47 at Beauvechain Air Force Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium (EBBE) ground collision with Spitfire XIV SG-20 (also of 350 Squadron, Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen): during line up for formation take-off the two Spitfire collided; the extent of the damage to Spitfire SG-23 was such that the aircraft was not repaired.
Formally Struck off charge 30-4-48 and scrapped.
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. Photo of accident: https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14/23
4. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RM679
5. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/101884-rm679
6. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RM679
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._610_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)#Under_Belgian_command
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvechain_Air_Base#Postwar/current
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2023 06:43 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 21-May-2023 09:24 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2023 05:16 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 28-Aug-2023 04:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 28-Aug-2023 08:25 | Nepa | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2023 02:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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