Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX MK943,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50129
 
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Date:Saturday 16 September 1944
Time:14:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:317 (Wilenski) Sqn RAF
Registration: MK943
MSN: JH-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near 'Het Eendennest', Sprang-Capelle, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lille-Vendeville (B.51), France
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was hit by Flak during a dive bombing operation and crashed.
The Polish pilot, F/Sgt. E. Lakomy, evaded capture.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4029&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
04-Sep-2019 17:12 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Sep-2019 15:29 stehlík49 Updated [Operator]

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