Accident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX 6272,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172118
 
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Date:Saturday 23 July 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX
Owner/operator:Türk Hava Kuvvetleri
Registration: 6272
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:W of Küçükçekmece -   Turkey
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Yeşilköy
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into the Sea of Marmara ten minutes after take-off. Aircraft stalled during sharp turn. Pilot (28).

Sources:

http://www.tayyareci.com/hvsehitleri/cilt2-1948-65/1948-1949/042.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Dec-2014 19:12 TB Added
29-Oct-2023 17:58 TB Updated

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