Date:	Sunday 19 November 1944
Time:	14:15
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX
Owner/operator:	412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF
Registration:	PL204
MSN:	VZ-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Lippramsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	B.80 Volkel
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Flight of 4 Spitfires took off at 13h30 on a dive bombing mission to a bridge neer Veen, Germany. Following bomb release, an armed recce was to be carried out prior to RTB. During the recce, when near Bocholt, 40+ Fw-190s were spotted ahead and 1000 feet higher. The 4 Spitfires immediately began climbing to attack but were themselves jumped from below by more enemy fighters. 3 of the 4 Spitfires were shot down, the 4th RTB'd damaged hiding in cloud. Surviving pilot estimated the number of enemy fighters at 100+.

Pilot of PL204 was: J/37120 Flying Officer James Webster Johnston RCAF

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
412 Sqn RCAF historical microfilms containg flying logs and loss report
F/O Johnston's personel records from DND Archives Canada including loss report
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2055905
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=37120&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

2 July 1944	MK199	412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF	1	20 Miles SE of Caen		w/o
2 August 1944	MJ304	412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF	0	20 miles west of Alencon, near Les Chapelles		sub
25 September 1944	NH322	412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF	0	2 km northeast of Elsendorp, Noord-Brabant		w/o
1 October 1944	ML351	412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF	1	along the Osseweg road, Heesch, Noord-Brabant		w/o
22 February 1945	PL252	412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF	1	Hooge Wijst, Heesch, Noord-Brabant		w/o

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
08-Sep-2013 07:48	JINX	Added
28-Mar-2015 07:52	yarbi	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Jun-2015 16:08	Angel dick one	Updated [Operator]
06-Mar-2022 21:45	tachel	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2022 21:51	tachel	Updated [Source]
06-Mar-2022 21:52	tachel	Updated [Source]