ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313767
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 April 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | SG-70 |
| MSN: | RM683 |
| 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) |
| Florennes AB, Wallonia, Belgium (EBFS) |
RM683: Spitfire XIVc, built at Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire with Griffon G65 engine. To 33MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 18-6-44. To 402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron, RCAF in July 1944: Squadron Leader Wilbert Dodd was appointed Commanding Officer of 402 Squadron RCAF at RAF Hawkinge, Kent. He was assigned Spitfire XIV RM683/AE-N that had flown its first operation with 402 Squadron on10-8-44 on a V-1 "diver" patrol. Dodd flew his first operation on 26-8-44 over the Compiegne region. Dodd was only with 402 Squadron until October 1944 but RM683 was now piloted by Flying Officer Sherk, who destroyed an Fw-190 near Aachen on Christmas day (25-12-44). To 151RU 15-3-45. RoS (Repair on Site) by ASTH (Air Service Training, Hamble) Hamble, Hampshire 9-11-45
To 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF 11-11-45 at Twente, Netherlands. To Belgian Air Force 24-10-46 and re-serialled as SG-70 in 1948. Squadron code(s): UR-C
Written off (destroyed) 27-4-49 when crashed at Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia, Belgium. Formally struck off charge in 1950
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14-part-2
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p096.html
3. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/RM683
4. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/101888-rm683
5. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RM683
6. https://hobbymasterarchive.org/HA7110/
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/349th_Squadron_(Belgium)
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/402_Squadron#The_Second_World_War
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florennes_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2023 05:35 | Peter Ziegler | Added |
| 04-Jun-2023 05:17 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 09-Aug-2023 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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