ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48892
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1945 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 174 (Mauritius) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RB487 |
| MSN: | XP-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glanerbruggeweg, Enschede, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.100 Goch, Germany |
Crashed in bad weather, while engaged in an armed recce operation. Lt. F.L. Higgins (SAAF) did not survive and rests at Enschede cemetery.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5498&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft PA100 - RZ999, published 1992
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 13:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2013 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 28-May-2013 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2020 08:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2020 08:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 14-Jun-2022 07:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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