Incident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI SM338,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49107
 
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Date:Thursday 22 February 1945
Time:14:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI
Owner/operator:403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF
Registration: SM338
MSN: KH-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:southwest of Enschede, Overijssel -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.56 Brussels-Evere (B)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Failed to return from an armed recce operation due to engine trouble.
F/O. R.M. Tegerdine evaded capture.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5287&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 March 1943 BS196 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF 1 Near Grandvilliers, Oise w/o
18 November 1943 MH361 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF 1 English Channel 15 miles west of Boulogne mis
8 March 1944 MJ356 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF 0 3 kilometres southwest of Champigny-la-Futelaye w/o
19 March 1945 SM208 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF 1 near Huis Landfort, Landfortseweg, Megchelen, Gelderland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
17-Feb-2020 08:45 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Feb-2020 08:45 TigerTimon Updated [Phase]
26-Dec-2020 18:02 Dr.Roup Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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