ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47702
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 May 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FL Mk 9C |
| Owner/operator: | 349 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | SM-2 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoepertingen, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spitfire LF.IXc ex-RAF MJ353: As MJ353 Delivered to the RAF at 33MU Lyneham 25-11-43. To 349(Belgian) Squadron RAF as 'GE-J' 16-2-44. Damaged on operations 11-6-44. To GAL (General Aircraft Ltd, Hanworth, Middlesex) 15-12-44 for modifications and repairs. After reapired issued to 129 Squadron 17-5-45. Struck off Charge when sold Belgische Luchtmacht 17-8-47 as SM-2
Written of (destroyed) in a fatal crash at Hoepertingen after mid-air collision with Spitfire SM-15 on 17 May 1950. Pilot killed. Hoepertingen is a village in the Belgian province of Limburg , and a sub-municipality of the city of Borgloon
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p066.html
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e
3. http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2013/06/01/belgian-spitfires/
4. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoepertingen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Feb-2021 18:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2021 20:07 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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