Incident Supermarine Spitfire FR. IX H-21,
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Date:Sunday 28 August 1949
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire FR. IX
Owner/operator:Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: H-21
MSN: CBAF.
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
MK249: Spitfire FR.IX, built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 9MU RAF Cosford, Shropshire 20-1-44. To 485 Squadron RNZAF coded 'OU-J' 6-2-44. To 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF 8-6-44. To 329 (GC I/2 'Cicognes') Squadron RAF 22-6-44. To 340 (GC IV/2 Île-de-France) Squadron RAF. To 414 ("City of Sarnia") Squadron, RCAF 10-3-45. To 401 ("City of Westmount") Squadron RCAF 26-4-45. Cat C (repairable) accident 1-6-45; repaired on site. Struck off charge when sold to Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) (Royal Netherlands Air Force) 30-7-46 as H-21

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28-8-49 when crashed in the Netherlands

Formally Struck Off Klu Charge 27-6-50

Sources:

1. https://ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-s/vliegtuigen-s-spitfire
2. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/MK249
3. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/85823-mk249

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2020 15:57 Cobar Updated [Source, Narrative]

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