ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160637
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 541 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL919 |
| MSN: | Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Bleialf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Spitfire XI PL919 was probably shot down by a Luftwaffe fighter while on a photo recce flight, mission no.G3908, to the Frankfurt area. Failed to return.
Pilot:
F/Lt (NZ412773) Noel Patrick WHALEY DFC, RNZAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Noel Whaley is buried at Hotton War Cemetery, Luxemburg.
Sources:
1.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2.ORB 541Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2013 02:37 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Mar-2015 08:11 | yari | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2020 20:52 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Operator] |
| 03-May-2021 15:44 | Xindel | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 23:14 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2021 14:42 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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