Incident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX PT562,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49768
 
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Date:Friday 6 October 1944
Time:16:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX
Owner/operator:33 Sqn RAF
Registration: PT562
MSN: 5R-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Breskens, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Merville (B.53), France
Destination airport:
Narrative:
While engaged in a recce flight, the pilot was forced to abandon the aircraft.

Pilot - P/O. R.R. Clarke

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4476&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
02-Oct-2013 17:44 JINX Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
27-Mar-2015 20:08 Juan P.Paco Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
03-Oct-2019 08:06 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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