ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49642
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 1944 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MB957 |
| MSN: | UG- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Het Hesseler' near Hengelo, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium |
Abandoned aircraft after engine failure. Crashed near Borne / Bentlo “Het Hesseler”. After a safe landing, he spent several days on the run in Holland before being caught by the Germans, interrogated and eventually incarcerated in Stalag Luft 1 in Barthe, northern Germany.
Pilot:- Flt Lt H J S Taylor PoW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4684&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 3.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1944 | PL845 | 16 Sqn RAF | 1 | Paalweg 137b, Venlo, Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Apr-2017 13:18 | Red Ragon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2019 12:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 19-Oct-2019 12:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 16-Oct-2023 15:36 | Kotor | Updated [[Phase]] |
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