ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313682
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Friday 14 January 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk 14 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | SG-46 |
| MSN: | CHA. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Koksijde Air Base, Koksijde, Arrondissement of Veurne, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Koksijde Air Base, Belgium |
| Koksijde Air Base, (EBFN) |
RM625: Spitfire FR. XIV, built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Chattis Hill with Griffon G65 engine. To 33MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 10-6-44. To 91 Squadron, RAF Hawkinge, Kent 7-8-44. To 402 (City of Winnipeg) Squadron, RCAF at Fassberg, Germany 9-11-44. Cat C (Repairable) accident 23-12-44. To 409 RSU (Repair and Salvage Unit) 25-12-44. To ASTH (Air Service Training, Hamble) Hamble, Hampshire 24-4-45.
Taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force (Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezenas) SG-46 15-6-48. Squadron code(s): UR-G, later IQ-J.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14-1-49 in a ground collision with Spitfire SG-37 at Koksijde Air Base, Koksijde, Arrondissement of Veurne, West Flanders. Belgium
Not repaired; struck off charge in March 1949 and allocated to become a ground instructional airframe at the Technical School Tongeren (fuselage only)
NOTE:
The name 'Belgische Luchtmacht' is officially introduced on January 15, 1949 (the day after the above incident). 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-14/46
4. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RM625
5. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/101865-rm625
6. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RM625
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._91_Squadron_RAF#World_War_II
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/402_Squadron#The_Second_World_War
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koksijde_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2023 06:02 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 04-Jun-2023 05:16 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 13-Aug-2023 20:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2023 09:04 | Nepa | Updated |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation