ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50492
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 184 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN252 |
| MSN: | BR-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km northwest of Nisse, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westhampnett, West Sussex |
The aircraft was hit by Flak near Walcheren (Zeeland) and ran out of fuel. The pilot, P/O. R.G. Worthington, performed an emergency-landing and was taken prisoner of war.
The Typhoon was on a sweep operation to Antwerpen, Belgium.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3679&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1944 | MN718 | 184 Sqn RAF | 0 | Near Mortain, Normandy |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-May-2019 14:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2019 12:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-May-2019 06:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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