ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47696
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| Date: | Thursday 22 November 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FL9C |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | SM-27 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Quarreux-St-Aumont, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brustem, Sint-Truiden (Limburg), Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
RK851: Spitfire LF.IXc. Delivered to the RAF at 45 MU 30-9-44. To 349 Squadron 9-11-44. CAC ops 420RSU ASTE 21-2-45. Vickers Armstrong 8-11-45. To Belgische Luchtmacht 20-11-48 as SM-27.
Written off 22-11-51 when crashed at Quarreux-St-Aumont. Pilot Sgt Boulack. Accident attributed to 'Disorientation in the clouds'. The reproted crash location of St. Aumont is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Liège Province.
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e/
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p095.html
3. https://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=7&Itemid=171&lang=en&limitstart=35
4. Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe SM-27 (former RAF RK851) parked at Brustem airbase: https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e/sm-27
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2021 20:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2022 02:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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