ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240008
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| Date: | Sunday 17 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL973 |
| MSN: | RY-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - near Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Spitfire BL973, 313 Squadron, aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over enemy territory, 17 May 1942. On May 17, 1942 Fejfar was escorting Boston's on a raid of a radio
station in Wissant in France when he was shot down and killed. Fejfar had become Hptm Josef
Priller's seventy second victim.
Crew:
F/Lt (82545) Stanislav FEJFAR (Cs.pilot) RAFVR : killed;
Sources:
AIR81/14321
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 16:20 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
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