ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50181
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 257 (Burma) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MP121 |
| MSN: | FM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wilhelminadorp, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.23 Morainville |
The aircraft was hit by Flak over the Oosterschelde; the pilot, F/Lt. W.F. Watts, performed an emergency-landing. He initially evaded capture but was taken prisoner of war later.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3980&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 3.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jul-2016 19:54 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2017 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2019 16:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2021 12:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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