ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279565
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 322 (NL) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RK895 |
| MSN: | 3W-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reichswald forest, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.85 Schijndel, the Netherlands |
Takeoff at 11:25 hrs.
Hit by Flak in tail and exploded while attempting crash landing.
26-year-old F/O. F.J.H. van Eijk did not survive and is buried in Gouda, the Netherlands.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5621
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1945 | TB907 | 322 (Dutch) Sqn RAF | 0 | Warnsveld, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2022 17:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
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