ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49188
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1945 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MK529 |
| MSN: | OU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blekenweg 10-12, Haren, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.77 Gilze-Rijen |
Takeoff at 09:25* for an armed recce operation.
While engaged in an attack on the Onnen railway yard, the aircraft hit a water tower and crashed.
* T/O time is Local Time ? If the crash was at 12:30 LT, then this T/O time cannot be correct. The Spitfire would not have had 3+ hours fuel endurance.
F/O. D.G.L.Taylor (RNZAF) did not survive and rests at Haren cemetery; grave 1 G 6.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5219&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1942 | BL815 | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 1 | Goes railway station; Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 6 January 1945 | PL394 | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Breda, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 6 January 1945 | NH514 | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Breda, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 13 February 1945 | PT856 | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Bakel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Feb-2020 09:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2020 07:56 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2021 02:09 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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