ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226508
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| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1943 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R8838 |
| MSN: | PR-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardijnlaan, Staden, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
The aircraft was shot down by fighter pilot Hauptmann Karl Borris, Staffelkapitän of the 8./JG 26, who was flying an Fw 190 A-4 from Wevelghem airfield.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant P.J. Nankivell, was killed in the crash. He and his wingman had taken off for an operation over Belgium; Nankivell was attacking a train at Staden when he was attacked by the Luftwaffe pilot.
Sources:
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/typhoon-r8838-te-staden
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R8838
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/609_wwII.html
Google Maps
Images:
archive Jörn Junker
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2019 12:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Operator] |
| 09-Aug-2021 14:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Photo] |
| 06-Nov-2022 12:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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