From the Aviation Safety Network entry:
"A Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XVIIIe crashed when landing at Hildesheim Airport (EDVM ).
The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft received substantial damage."
Quick history: built in 1945, served in Indian Air Force, recovered in 1978 and restored by Historic Flying Ltd to fly in 2000. Crashed on landing in 2010 (killing pilot/owner Bertil Gerhardt), acquired by Richard Lake and restored again back to flying in 2013, sold to owners in Germany in 2020.
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