ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52145
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 February 1943 |
| Time: | 16:48 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 118 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EP123 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 3 km W of Bergen aan Zee, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Operation: Rhubarb – fighter or fighter-bomber sections, at times of low cloud and poor visibility, crossing the English Channel and then dropping below cloud level to search for opportunity targets such as railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft on the ground, enemy troops, and vehicles on roads.
Target area: coast of Holland
Call Sign: NK-
Pilot: F/Sgt. G.A. Croall 1179854 RAF Runnymede Memorial 136
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2067&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 03:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2018 12:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2022 09:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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