ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313665
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| Date: | Friday 30 April 1948 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIVe |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | SG-41 |
| MSN: | EA. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia, Belgium (EBFS) |
RM866: Spitfire XIVe. Built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire with Griffon G65 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 23-9-44. To 430 Squadron 11-1-45. To 2 Squadron RAF Celle, Germany 1-3-45. To ASTH (Air Service Training, Hamble) 10-5-45.
Struck off RAF charge upon transfer to Belgian Air Force (Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen) as SG-41 22-3-48 and issued to 2 Wing 1 Squadron
Written off (destroyed) 30-4-48: Crashed on take-off from Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia due to engine problems, engine failed during takeoff and crashed into the infirmary at Florennes AB. Pilot: Sgt-Pilot Guy Dechief killed, 2 Wing 1 Squadron. According to a rough translation into English of one published report (see link #3 for the original Belgian text):
"On the Cemetery de la Neuville we find the grave of Guy Dechief (Cemetery 19/lot 10, rank 15). Sergeant Pilot Guy Dechief was the first pilot of the 2nd Wing/1st Squadron to die in an accident since its re-establishment on 10 April 1948. He crashed at Florennes on 30 April 1948 (around 10.15 a.m.) with Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG41 (ex-RAF RM866) when his engine failed on takeoff. He had no chance to escape and crashed into the infirmary".
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. https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/graf-van-sgt-vl-guy-dechief-spitfire-xiv-sg41/
4. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/102246-rm866
5. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RM866
6. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RM866
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/430_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron#History
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAF#Cold_War_(1945%E2%80%931988)
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florennes_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2023 05:22 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 24-May-2023 06:17 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2023 05:54 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 24-Aug-2023 12:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 25-Aug-2023 17:26 | Nepa | Updated |
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