Date:	Monday 10 May 1948
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire FR. XVIII
Owner/operator:	60 Sqn RAF
Registration:	TP209
MSN:	KEA.
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Johore River, off Kampong Nior, Kampung Belungkor, Kota Tinggi, Johore -   Malaysia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Changi, Singapore
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
TP209: Spitfire FR. XVIII. Built by Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine) at Keevil, Wiltshire with Griffon G65 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 14-1-46. To 76MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 14-2-46 for crating and packing for overseas shipment. Shipped on the SS 'Tarantia' 30-3-46, Arriving India 8-4-46. Transferred to ACSEA (Air Command South East Asia) 11-4-46. To 390 MU RAF Tengah, Singapore 30-4-46 for erection and preparation for service. To 60 Squadron, RAF Tengah, Singapore 19-5-46 coded "MU-E" until October 1946, when the "MU" was dropped and aircraft operated with single letter codes.

Written off (destroyed) 10-5-48 after mid-air collision with Spitfire TP210 (also of 60 Squadron RAF): aircraft abandoned and crashed into the Johore River, off Kampong Nior, Kampung Belungkor, Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malayasia, 6 miles North of Changi, Singapore. Pilot of Spitfire TP210 rescued, pilot of Spitfire TP209 killed

Crew of Spitfire TP209
Pilot III (1850088) John Donald Petterson, RAF (pilot, aged 23) - killed on active service 10-5-48: buried at Kranji Military Cemetery, Kranji, North West, Singapore

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6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187935225/john-donald-patterson
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8. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TP209
9. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/102336-tp209
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._60_Squadron_RAF#Post_World_War_II
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota_Tinggi

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
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