ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49812
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| Date: | Monday 2 October 1944 |
| Time: | 09:47 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 266 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN493 |
| MSN: | ZH-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Oostbuurtseweg road, De Lier, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.70 Antwerp/Deurne (B) |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, the aircraft was hit by debris from an exploding ammo vessel and crashed.
The pilot, S/Ldr. J.D.Wright, was taken POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4451&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Sep-2019 12:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 11:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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