Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB RB287,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155135
 
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Date:Saturday 31 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:175 Sqn RAF
Registration: RB287
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Wuppertal (NRW) -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.100 Goch
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Pilot / Sergeant A.G. Mitchell - Rheinberg War Cemetery

Sources:

- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft PA100 - RZ999, published 1992
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=RB287&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/175_wwII.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2013 11:36 Uli Elch Added
14-Apr-2013 12:01 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative]
02-May-2013 18:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
28-Jun-2022 15:08 TigerTimon Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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