Date:	Sunday 8 June 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XVIII
Owner/operator:	28 Sqn RAF
Registration:	TZ200
MSN:	6S 676540
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Kluang Airstrip, Jln Rambutan, Taman Suria, Kluang, Johore -   Malaysia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Kuala Lumpur, West Malaya
Destination airport:	RAF Tengah, Singapore
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
TZ200: Spitfire FR. XVIII, MSN 6S 676236. Built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Aldermaston with Griffon G67 engine. To 33MU RAF Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire 8-12-45. To 47MU RAF Sealand, Flintshire 27-12-45 for packing and crating for shipment overseas. Shipped on the ss 'Sampenn' 19-1-46, arriving India 11-2-46. To ACSEA (Air Command South East Asia) 28-2-46. To 28 Squadron, RAF Kuala Lumpur in April 1946, and then to RAF Tengah, Singapore in February 1947. 28 Squadron received Spitfire FR.18s in 1947, including TZ200

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed in an emergency landing at Kluang Airstrip, Jln Rambutan, Taman Suria, Kluang, Johore, Malaya. At 20,000 feet, the connecting rod in the engine's number 3 cylinder fractured, and the engine failed. The pilot descended towards the nearby airstrip at Kluang, Johore, Malaya to make an emergency landing. However, the airstrip was only 800 yards long, and the Spitfire was severely damaged in the landing attempt. The pilot - Flying Officer R J Hough - was uninjured, and was commended for his actions and his handling of the situation

Damage initially assessed as Cat E 8-6-47; not repaired, Struck Off Charge 19-6-47 as Cat. E2(FA)

The Kluang District is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kluang Town. Kluang district is one of the three landlocked districts in Johor, the other being Segamat and Kulai.

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2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.308
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6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p114.html
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8. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/80427-tz200
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10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._28_Squadron_RAF#Post-War_
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kluang_District

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Sep-2023 02:05	Dr. John Smith	Added
01-Sep-2023 02:16	Dr. John Smith	Updated
01-Sep-2023 09:11	Nepa	Updated