ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 91487
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| Date: | Friday 18 December 1942 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC |
| Owner/operator: | 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8km W Mateur, Bizerte, -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maison Blanche |
Shot down by German Luftwaffe fighter ace Erich Rudorffer.
8km W Mateur: 4500 m / Spitfire Vc of 72 Sqn RAF flown by W/O HW Charnock (8/1/0 victories), crash-landed, wounded
Sources:
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/rudorffer.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2012 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 21:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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