ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220726
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1944 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 308 (City of Kraków) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MH927 |
| MSN: | ZF-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | municipality Coyecques, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deanland |
Hit by Hauptmann Klaus Mietusch of the Stab III./JG 26 (flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Dinant airfield, Belgium) and by Flak.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant J.P. Piotrowski (PAF), was killed.
The Spitfire was flying Ramrod 453, bomber escort to V-1 and V-2 related targets.
Sources:
Research by Nick Hector, FB group '🌎World War II Aces & Their Weapons...'
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3924
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MH927
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2019 11:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Jan-2019 11:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2019 11:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2019 13:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2019 09:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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