ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49083
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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1945 |
| Time: | 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire F Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 303 (Warsaw-Kosciusco) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EN367 |
| MSN: | RF-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Het Zijpe estuary, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Operation / Armed Recce - Den Haag, Zuid-Holland
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed into Het Zijpe estuary between the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Sint Philipsland.
F/Lt. S. Szpakowicz is missing in action and is commemorated at the Northolt Memorial.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5316&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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