ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313656
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 December 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 82 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RM644 |
| MSN: | 6S 432233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
RM644: Spitfire PR.XIX, MSN 6S-432233. Built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Chattis Hill, with Griffon G65 engine. Delivered to RAF Benson, Oxfordshire 22-5-44. To 106 Group 18-6-44. To 541 Squadron, RAF Benson, Oxfordshire 27-12-44. Cat C (Repairable) accident 20-6-46. Repaired and returned to service with 82 Squadron, RAF Benson, Oxfordshire in October 1946.
On 1-10-46, 82 squadron was reformed at RAF Benson equipped with Avro Lancasters and Supermarine Spitfire PR. XIXs to undertake aerial surveys of Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10-12-46 when engine failed on takeoff at RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire and aircraft force landed.
Not repaired, Struck Off Charge 26-12-46 as Cat. E(FA)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1988)
2. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.255
4. 82 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-1-1946 to 31-1-1947: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR278/2436/4: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8420399
5. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.104: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p096.html
7. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RM644
8. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92028-rm644
9. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RM644
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._541_Squadron_RAF#Formation_in_World_War_II
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._82_Squadron_RAF#Post-war_operations_in_Africa
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Benson#Post-war
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2023 00:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-May-2023 08:11 | Nepa | Updated |
| 10-Sep-2023 11:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 11-Sep-2023 15:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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