ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47699
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 June 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FL9C |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | SM-23 |
| MSN: | MJ617 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Overrepen, Tongeren, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EBST Brustem (B) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
BUILD : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory
ENGINE : Merlin 66
C/N :
RAF SERIAL: MJ617
BAF SERIAL: SM-23
1943-11-29: 39 Maintenance Unit
1944-01-31: 341 Squadron Alsace (Fr)
1944-06-10: FAAC (?)
1944-06-15: 421 RSU (Repair & Salvage Section/Units)
1944-08-10: to 414 Squadron
1945-02-08: DeH
1948-09-00: taken in charge by the Belgian Air Force as SM-23
1950-08-07: at EBST Brustem, Cat.3 running off the runway
1952-06-25: at Overrepen, Cat.5 crash after mid-air collision with SM-26
pilot SM-23: Sgt-Vl Francotte Robert killed,
pilot SM-26: Sgt-Vl Kleinfeldt André killed ,
1952-06-25: written off
0000-00-00: scrapped
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p067.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2013 23:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2022 08:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-May-2023 05:11 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [[Location]] |
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