ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277795
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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire F Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen |
| Registration: | SG-20 |
| MSN: | EA. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Attenrode-Wever, Glabbeek, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain Air Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium (EBBE) |
| Beauvechain Air Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium (EBBE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
NH712: Spitfire F. XIV, built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire with Griffon G65 engine. To De Havilland for 'Gem' mods 6-4-44. To 39MU RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire 1-5-44. To 2nd Tactical Air Force Rear HQ Flt 18-1-45. To 41 Squadron 8-2-45 at Celle, Germany, coded 'EB-C'. Cat. C repairable accident, repaired on site by Vickers Armstrongs (Contractors Working Party). After the cessation of hostilities, on 8-5-45, 41 Squadron was based a short time at Kastrup (Copenhagen) in Denmark, but then returned to Germany, where it became a part of the Allied occupying forces, 'BAFO' (British Armed Force of Occupation). On 31-3-46, still based on the continent, 41 Squadron was disbanded by re-numbering to 26 Squadron.
Presumed stored from 1-4-46 until struck off RAF charge upon transfer to BAF (Belgian Air Force/Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen) as SG-20 on 22-9-47. To 350 Squadron, Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen as 'MN-O'. Ground collision with Spitfire F.XIV SG-23, during line up for formation take-off at Beauvechain Air Force Base, Beauvechain, Wallonia, Belgium on 24-11-47. Spitfire SG-23 was damaged beyond repair, Spitfire SG-20 was repaired and returned to service.
Written off 16-1-48 when crashed (belly landed) at Attenrode-Wever, Glabbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, after engine failure. Pilot: Tony de Maere d'Aerttijcke killed. The BAF serial SG-20 was allocated but never actually worn on the airframe
NOTE:
The name 'Belgische Luchtmacht' is officially introduced on January 15, 1949. Before then it was called 'Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen'.
Glabbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Attenrode, Bunsbeek, Glabbeek proper, Kapellen, Wever and Zuurbemde.
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p080.html
3. Photo of accident: https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-fr-14/20
4. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/NH712
5. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/101791-nh712
6. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NH712
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._41_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War,_1939%E2%80%931945
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)#Under_Belgian_command
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glabbeek
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2022 10:44 | abruyn | Added |
| 01-May-2022 10:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 01-May-2022 13:50 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 08-Nov-2022 12:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-May-2023 04:58 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [[Location]] |
| 04-Jun-2023 06:39 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [[[Location]]] |
| 27-Aug-2023 21:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[[Location]]]] |
| 28-Aug-2023 08:27 | Nepa | Updated [[[[[Location]]]]] |
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