ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49473
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| Date: | Friday 29 December 1944 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PT909 |
| MSN: | FN-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pötterweg, Geesteren, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.79 Woensdrecht |
The aircraft collided with PL258, a Spitfire of the same squadron, during aerial combat with III./JG 54 Fw 190 D-9 fighter aircraft. The Spitfires were flying an armed recce operation to Rheine, Germany.
The pilot, 2e Lt. O. Tilset, bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4871&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Oct-2019 18:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2019 18:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:47 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 00:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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