ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50139
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| Date: | Thursday 14 September 1944 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 441 (Silver Fox) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NH405 |
| MSN: | 9G- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mouth of the Schelde, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Douai/Dechy (B.52), France |
Takeoff at 13:10 hrs for an armed recce operation to Vlissingen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak.
The RCAF pilot, F/Lt. R.G. Sim, safely abandoned her near Vlissingen and evaded capture.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4023&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1944 | ML360 | 441 (Silver Fox) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Beekseweg road, Babberich, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 26 September 1944 | NH176 | 441 (Silver Fox) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2019 19:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2019 06:35 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2019 17:23 | tachel | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 11-Jun-2022 00:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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