ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90234
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EN226 |
| MSN: | EB-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hesdin -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lympne Kent |
EN226 was lost on 23/8/44 when F/L Tom Slack was unable to switch over from his belly tank to the main fuel tanks and was forced to land near Hesdin and became a POW
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050316110146/http://brew.clients.ch:80/EN221-238.htm#The
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2011 12:40 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Jan-2012 11:58 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 01-Jan-2012 14:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
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