ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70571
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Date: | Tuesday 7 February 1950 |
Time: | |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV |
Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
Registration: | SG-81 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Veurne, 25 km SW of Ostend -
Belgium
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ex-RAF Spitfire FR.XIV TZ127; Delivered to the RAF at 9 MU Cosford 31-5-45. To 453 (Australian) Squadron 6-9-45 to Belgian Air Force as SG-81 18-1-49. Written off 7-2-49 when crashed into a canal. Control was lost at 300 m altitude at Veurne (West Vlaanderen), 25 km SW of Ostende, Belgium.
Sources:
1.
http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Supermarine%20Spitfire%20XIV/Supermarine%20Spitfire%20FR.14%20Frontpage.html 2.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p114.html 3. Photo of Spitfire SG-81:
http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Supermarine%20Spitfire%20XIV/Spit%2014%20SG081.html 4.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/spitfire.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Dec-2009 11:32 |
harro |
Added |
18-Oct-2019 16:43 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
18-Oct-2019 16:44 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
06-Nov-2022 12:35 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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