ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52443
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| Date: | Sunday 29 November 1942 |
| Time: | 11:43 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BS143 |
| MSN: | FN-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Walcheren, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
Hit the water during air combat.
Operation: Roadstead – dive bombing and low level attacks on enemy ships at sea or in harbour.
Target area was near Walcheren
Takeoff time: 10:50hrs
The Norwegian pilot, P/O. G.P.L. Owren, is missing in action.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1927&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 1942 | AR298 | 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF | 0 | Westerschelde estuary off Walcheren, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 02:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2017 14:59 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 29-Nov-2017 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2020 11:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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