Accident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172025
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 January 1953
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:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Merzifon -   Turkey
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Merzifon AB (MZH/LTAP)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Spitfire crashed into mountain (Çal Daği). Pilot (24).

Sources:

http://www.tayyareci.com/hvsehitleri/cilt2-1948-65/1953-1956/124.htm
Milliyet Gazete Arşivi 31 January 1953, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Dec-2014 19:01 TB Added
23-Dec-2014 21:36 TB Updated [Source]

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