Spitfire XVIIIe SM845 crash (not fatal)
Sat May 27, 2023 10:07 pm
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.
"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.
Re: Spitfire XVIIIe SM845 crash (not fatal)
Sun May 28, 2023 1:26 am
(killing pilot/owner Bertil Gerhardt)
Bertil wasn't the owner. The company Biltema was.