ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181697
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| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF IX |
| Owner/operator: | 331 Skv. Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | PT536 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kjevik Air Base, Kristiansand Municipality, Agder county -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kjevik Air Base, Kristiansand Municipality, Agder county, (KRS/ENCN) |
PT536: Spitfire LF. IX, built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 45MU RAF Kinloss, Morayshire 14-8-44. To 341 (G.C.III/2 'Alsace') (Free French) Squadron RAF 31-8-44. Cat C (Repairable) accident damage on operations 30-9-44. To 411RSU for repairs. To 331 (Norwegian) Squadron coded 'FN-D' later given the "personal" code letters 'JR' for major John Ryg (ex. Wing Commander (Flying) No. 132 (Norwegian) Wing) 10-5-45.
Following the end of the war, the wing flew to Norway and on 21-9-45, 331 Squadron was officially disbanded as an RAF unit, with control passed to the re-formed Royal Norwegian Air Force (R No AF). To 331skv Royal Norwegian Air Force coded 'A-AC' from 21-9-45
Major accident 2-10-48 according to the aircraft card issued by the Flyfordelingskontoret (Aircraft distribution Office) at Kjeller Air Depot. However, no such accident has been traced in the records of the R No AF for the period 1945-1954. Total airframe hours 117:35
Sources:
1. http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr%201%20Spitfire%20IX.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p092.html
3. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/87259-pt536
4. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PT536
5. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/PT536
6. https://aeroflight.co.uk/waf/norway/af/types/af-spitfire.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._341_Squadron_RAF
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._331_Squadron_RAF
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristiansand_Airport#Early_operation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2015 18:54 | TB | Added |
| 24-Nov-2015 20:33 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 15-Aug-2023 07:10 | Nepa | Updated [[Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source]] |
| 16-Aug-2023 15:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source]]] |
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