ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48997
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | SM474 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Weert, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Spitfire LF.XVI.SM474: Delivered to 9 MU RAF Cosford 5-12-44. Issued to 421 Squadron 18-1-45. Written off when engine cut and crashed near Weert, Netherlands 19-3-45. To 410 RSU for repairs, but deemed "damaged beyond economical repair", recat E and Struck Off Charge 10-4-45
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p101.html
2. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5402&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
3. http://spitfireforums.com/index.php?topic=270.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Nov-2019 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2019 17:04 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Mar-2020 12:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
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