ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49699
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1944 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 127 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RK861 |
| MSN: | 9N- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | southwest of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.60 Grimberghen, Belgium |
My uncle F/O Lloyd, Richard Owen 401979 RAAF, was flying this aircraft when he was hit by Flak over the Netherlands. He died in hospital several hours after the crash-landing and rests at Leopoldsburg War Cemetery in Belgium; grave 1-4-2.
The Spit was engaged in a dive bombing operation.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4627&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Andy Ingham, http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/10847.php
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 September 1944 | PL326 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea 15 km southwest of Vlissingen, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 6 November 1944 | PT649 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | Zilverbeekje near Hulshorst, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 28 November 1944 | RR229 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | Kamperweg road, Zwolle, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 28 November 1944 | RR227 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | Bloksteeg road, Zwolle, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 22 January 1945 | RR236 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | Polder Zuidzijde, Oud-Alblas, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Images:
London C1944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Mar-2014 07:56 | Ricko | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 17-Oct-2019 16:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2019 16:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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