ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47692
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FL9C |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | SM-15 |
| MSN: | CBAF.IX.1301 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Brustem AFB, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brustem, Sint-Truiden (Limburg), Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
MJ783: Spitefire LF.IXc (c/no CBAF IX.1301) Delivered to the RAF at 39MU 21-12-43. To 83GSU 27-4-44. To 132 Squadron 15-6-44. To 403 Squadron 27-7-44 CE ops 5-8-44. Sold to Belgische Luchtmacht as SM-15 2-48
Belgische Luchtmacht SM-2 (ex-RAF MJ353), was involved in a fatal crash at Hoepertingen after mid-air collision with SM-15 on 17 May 1950. Substantially damaged 3-7-51 in a landing accident at Brustem, Sint-Truiden (Limburg), Belgium. On display at the Royal Army Museum, Brussels as "MN-L", "MJ360/GE-B". One wing of this aircraft was ex-Spitfire SM-13 (former RAF Spitfire PT643)
Sources:
1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e/
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p068.html
3. Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe SM-15 (former RAF MJ783) taxiing out at Brustem airbase: https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e/sm-15
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2021 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2022 11:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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