Date:	Tuesday 12 August 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XVIII
Owner/operator:	60 Sqn RAF
Registration:	TP202
MSN:	KEA.
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Tengah -   Singapore
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Tengah, Singapore
Destination airport:	RAF Tengah, Singapore
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
TP202: Spitfire FR. XVIII. Built by Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine) at Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire with Griffon G65 engine. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 5-1-46. To 76MU RAF Wroughton 21-2-46 for packing and crating for shipment overseas. Shipped on the SS 'Tarantia' 8-3-46, arriving India 30-3-46. To ACSEA (Air Command South East Asia) 11-4-46. To 390 MU RAF Tengah, Singapore for erection and preparation for service. To 60 Squadron, RAF Tengah, Singapore.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12-8-47 when crash-landed at RAF Tengah, Singapore. The pilot "held off" from committing to a landing for too long, keeping the Spitfire too high, and causing the aircraft to land heavily, and it bounced upon touchdown. The pilot then opened the throttle too quickly, but the engine failed to respond immediately, so the pilot opened the throttle some more. At this point, the engine began to deliver full power, causing the Spitfire to swing violently to starboard due to propeller torque. A wingtip dug into the ground, causing the Spitfire to ground loop, and sustain severe damage.

Damage assessed as Cat E 12-8-47. Not repaired, Struck Off Charge 28-8-47 as Cat. E2(FA)

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2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.329
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. 60 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-5-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2426/9: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8420203
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6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p113.html
7. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TP202
8. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/102328-tp202
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._60_Squadron_RAF#Post_World_War_II
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengah_Air_Base#RAF_Tengah

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
29-Aug-2023 17:48	Dr. John Smith	Added
29-Aug-2023 19:36	Nepa	Updated