Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI SM386,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234334
 
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Date:Saturday 31 March 1945
Time:11:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
Owner/operator:416 (City of Oshawa) Sqn RCAF
Registration: SM386
MSN: DN-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:west of Huppel, Winterswijk, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.90 Kleine-Brogel, Belgium
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was shot down by a USAAF P-51 Mustang, while engaged in a patrol.
Crew:
F/O. V.W. Mullens evaded capture.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5465A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 April 1945 TB327 416 (City of Oshawa) Sqn RCAF 1 N of Meppen, Ems, Niedersachsen w/o

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Mar-2020 10:30 TigerTimon Added
02-Aug-2020 09:12 Apen Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
17-Jun-2022 01:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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