ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49081
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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1945 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PV311 |
| MSN: | 4D- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.85 Schijndel, the Netherlands |
Ivan William Butler was born in 1923 the son of Henry and Maud Butler, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
Ivan joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force and after training in New Zealand and Canada, was sent to England. He became a fighter pilot with 74 Squadron, flying Spitfires.In early 1945, the squadron was based on the European mainland, hopping from airfield to airfield in order to support the Allied armies.
On 25 February the squadron was based at Schijndel airfield, the Netherlands. W/O Butler was tasked to fly and armed reconnaissance mission, probably into Germany, in support of ground troops. W/O Butler took off from Schijndel at 08.30 in Spitfire LF.IX PV311. He was shot down after attacking a train. Ivan survived and was picked up by the US 29th Casualty Clearing Centre and brought to the 24th Evacuation Hospital near Brandenburg, Germany. He died of his wounds the next day. He had logged 645 hours flying.
Crew:
W/O (NZ422257) Ivan William BUTLER (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.basher82.nl/Data/Nederweert/Butler.htm
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p094.htm
Aircrew Remembered
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5315&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1944 | PV138 | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Klundert, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 11 December 1944 | NH481 | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Woeste Hoeve, Apeldoorn, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 13 February 1945 | ML380 | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF | 0 | B.85 Schijndel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Images:
Own research - map showing area
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Mar-2013 14:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2013 07:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2015 10:30 | Don Diego | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2015 15:41 | King | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 25-Aug-2017 11:14 | pietrzak | Updated [Operator, Source, Photo, ] |
| 30-Oct-2018 08:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
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