Accident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172092
 
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Date:Saturday 3 January 1948
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
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:12 miles east of Merzifon AB -   Turkey
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Merzifon AB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Two Spitfire collided. Pilot killed.

Sources:

http://www.tayyareci.com/hvsehitleri/cilt2-1948-65/1948-1949/001.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Dec-2014 15:30 TB Added
29-Sep-2023 10:15 TB Updated
31-Oct-2023 13:22 TB Updated
10-Apr-2024 22:16 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]

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