Date:	Sunday 3 August 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire F Mk XIV
Owner/operator:	17 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RN131
MSN:	CHA.
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Kisarazu Airbase, Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture -   Japan
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Iwakuni Air Base, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Destination airport:	Kisarazu Airbase, Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
RN131: Spitfire F. XIV. Built by Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine) at Chattis Hill with Griffon G65 engine. To 9MU RAF Cosford, Shropshire 5-1-45. To 222MU RAF North Luffenham 8-2-45 for packing and crating for overseas shipment. Shipped on the SS 'Empire Paragon' 12-2-45, arriving India 11-4-45. Shipped to Japan 26-9-46. To 17 Squadron RAF in October 1946. In April 1946, No. 17 Squadron arrived in Japan to form part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. The squadron remained here until it disbanded on 23-2-48

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3-8-47 when Overshot landing into canal and overturned at Kisarazu Airbase, Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The pilot was inexperienced on flying Spitfires, and was landing the aircraft into zero wind conditions, which meant that the Spitfire touched down further along the runway than expected.

Damage assessed as Cat E 3-8-47. Struck Off Charge 30-10-47.

Kisarazu (木更津市, Kisarazu-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The location of the incident is still a military airbase - Kisarazu Air Field (木更津飛行場, Kisarazu Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJTK). A military aerodrome of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force JGSDF Camp Kisarazu (木更津駐屯地, Kisarazu Chūtonchi). It is located 1.2 NM (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) north north-west of Kisarazu in the Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

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11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisarazu_Air_Field#Postwar_period

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Aug-2023 01:13	Dr. John Smith	Added
30-Aug-2023 01:15	Dr. John Smith	Updated
30-Aug-2023 07:46	Nepa	Updated