ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49775
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 175 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN376 |
| MSN: | HH-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heyendaalseweg road, Brakkenstein, Nijmegen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel |
Takeoff at 11:35 hrs for an armed recce operation in the Emmerich area, Germany.
Near Emmerich, the Typhoon was hit by light Flak and crashed at Nijmegen.
The 20-year-old RNzAF pilot, W/O I.W. Cain, did not survive and is buried at the Jonkerbos cemetery; grave 17-C-3.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4481&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
2019 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Oct-2019 08:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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