Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX PL153,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48850
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 April 1945
Time:12:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:345 (GC II/2) Sqn RAF
Registration: PL153
MSN: 2Y-H
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Harfsen, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.85 Schijndel
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by flak & crashlanded, while engaged in a recce flight.

Pilot / Capt. L. Lemaire

In April 1945, large parts of Gelderland province were liberated by the Allies.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5536&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
08-Sep-2013 03:33 JINX Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
07-Dec-2014 06:39 Scout Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
24-Dec-2019 20:28 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
02-Apr-2020 17:44 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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