Incident Supermarine Spitfire LF. IXc SM-14,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47706
 
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Date:Tuesday 9 January 1951
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF. IXc
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: SM-14
MSN: MJ332
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brustem AFB, Limburg -   Belgium
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Brustem, Sint-Truiden (Limburg) Belgium (EBST)
Destination airport:Brustem, Sint-Truiden (Limburg) Belgium (EBST)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Spitfire LF. IXc MJ332: Delivered to the RAF at 33 MU Lyneham 24-10-43. To General Aircraft Ltd, Hanworth 8-8-44. To 84GSU 25-8-44. to 308 (Polish) Squadron 19-10-44. Cat AC damaged on operations 5-12-44. To 409 RSU for repairs 14-12-44. sold Belgian Air Force 18-11-47 as SM-14.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) Crash landing at Brustem, Sint-Truiden (Limburg) after a training flight 9-1-51

Sources:

1. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Supermarine%20Spitfire%20IX/Spitfire%20IX%20SM14.html [Not working anymore]
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p066.html
3. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
22-Mar-2019 15:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Jun-2022 11:18 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
04-May-2023 05:12 Peter Ziegler Updated [[Location]]

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