Incident Supermarine Spitfire FR.14 SG-57,
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Date:Thursday 1 June 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire FR.14
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: SG-57
MSN: RM921
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:EBFS Florennes -   Belgium
Phase: Taxi
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
BUILD : Eastleigh Aircraft Factory Chattis Hill
c/n : 6S432331
ENGINE : Griffon 65
RAF SERIAL: RM921
BAF SERIAL: SG-57
Squadron code(s): UR-N, YL-N

1944-11-15: to Maintenance Unit,
1948-08-24: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as SG-57
1950-06-01: at EBFS Florennes Cat.?, due to a technical malfunction
the left undercarriage leg retracted while taxiing
1951-11-00: date out
0000-00-00: at EBFS Florennes, as gate guard
1956-11-04: at EBFS Florennes, removed from its location at mess Ooff as RL-D
0000-00-00: at EBFS Florennes, restored and preserved at the Florennes Base Museum

Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14-part-2
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p097.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-May-2023 07:54 Peter Ziegler Added

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