ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51124
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| Date: | Monday 13 December 1943 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 315 (City of Deblin) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA968 |
| MSN: | PK-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heston, Middlesex |
The pilot performed an emergency landing due to engine trouble.
In the afternoon, a force of nearly 200 B-26 Marauders was sent to Schiphol airfield. They were escorted by RAF Spitfires. A total of 397 tons of bombs was dropped.
This was a Ramrod operation: bomber raid escorted by fighters aimed at destruction of a specific target in daylight.
Pilot: F/O. R. Wal 2125 PAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3208&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2018 08:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2018 08:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 11-Dec-2018 22:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2018 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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