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Title: Ex IAC Spitfire wheel up landing
Post by: Tony Kearns on May 04, 2012, 11:42:30 pm

Spitfire Tr9 MJ772 ex IAC 159 made a wheel up landing today in Germany where it is now based. Damage does not appear to be too serious.......hopefully.
Tony K

Title: Re: Ex IAC Spitfire wheel up landing
Post by: Ascot 1960 on May 05, 2012, 01:08:24 am

http://www.badische-zeitung.de/eschbach/oldtimer-flugzeug-muss-in-bremgarten-notlanden--59051562.html

(Sorry the text above is in German, but the photos are in English)

Just for the record:

Date:   03-MAY-2012
Time:   
Type:   Supermarine Spitfire T9

Operator:   Air Fighter Academy GmbH
Registration:   D-FMKN
C/n / msn:   CBAF7269
Fatalities:   Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:   0
Airplane damage:   Substantial
Location:   Bremgarten - Germany

Phase:   Landing
Nature:   Private
Departure airport:   EDTG
Destination airport:   EDTG
Narrative:
Landing gear malfunctioned. Pilot made a belly landing on the grass strip.

This particular Spitfire was built as Mk.IX MJ772, and currently wears its original 1943-period RAF markings. It had been refurbished to fly again on March 17, 2012 after bring a grounded static display airframe for 25 years

Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=145416