Incident Spitfire LF.9c/e SM-18,
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Date:Wednesday 3 January 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Spitfire LF.9c/e
Owner/operator:Belgian Air Force
Registration: SM-18
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:in France -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:
Departure airport:EBST Brustem (B)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
BUILD : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory
ENGINE : Merlin 66
C/N :
RAF SERIAL: ML423
BAF SERIAL: SM-18

1944-04-27: to 6 Maintenance Unit, Brize Norton (delivered to RAF)
1944-06-09: to 1 Squadron CAC ops
1945-08-14: damaged and ros (Repair on Site) Westland Aircraft Yeovil
1945-12-22: to 29 Maintenance Unit, Hugh Ercall, Shropshire
1948-07-09: Struck off charge and sold to Belgische Luchtmacht as SM-18

1948-07-09: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1951-01-03: in France, Cat.4 belly landing
1951-01-13: written off
1954-05-00: date out
0000-00-00: scrapped

Sources:

https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/production.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Apr-2023 06:37 Peter Ziegler Added

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