ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199679
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest V |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JN808 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Elze, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 2 February 1945 Sgt John Kenneth Holden of 56 Sqn RAF attacked a train from low altitude near Elze but hit the ground at 11:10 hrs and crashed. He was killed and his Tempest V JN808 -G was totally destroyed. Its remains were widely scattered on Teufelsberg heights.
Sources:
"Luftkrieg im Weserbergland. Eine Chronologie der Ereignisse", by Detlef Creydt. ISBN 978-3-931656-05-8
"2nd Tactical Air Force. Volume Three : From the Rhine to Victory. January to May 1945", by Christopher Shores and Chris Thomas. ISBN 1-903223-60-1
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2074443/HOLDEN,%20JOHN%20KENNETH
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elze
http://www.maplandia.com/germany/niedersachsen/hannover/hildesheim/elze/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2017 09:52 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 07:45 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2019 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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