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| Date: | Monday 9 February 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sozopol -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down and crashed into Sozopol Bay about 200 meters offshore. Pilot (22).
Sources:
Mittelbayrische Zeitung 13 February 1948, p2
http://www.tayyareci.com/hvsehitleri/cilt2-1948-65/1948-1949/004.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 27-Apr-2011 18:39 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2014 16:31 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2014 18:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2023 15:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2023 13:14 | TB | Updated |
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