ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273647
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| Date: | Monday 1 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL822 |
| MSN: | MN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
Spitfire BL822:Took off for a escorting bombers over Ostende, Belgium. 01/06/1942
The Squadron was heavily engaged by 20 FW 190s. Spitfire BL822 failed to return from an operational flight.
Crew:
P/O (132.421) Georges Joseph Gustave LIVYNS (pilot) RAFVR : missing believed killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/14659
2.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17386158
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 May 1942 | BL476 | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF | 1 | Missing - English Channel |  |
mis |
| 4 June 1942 | EN835 | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea | |
mis |
| 13 June 1942 | W3446 | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF | 1 | Sprowston Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 10 August 1942 | W3214 | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF | 1 | Missing - English Channel. | |
w/o |
| 27 August 1942 | AB912 | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF | 1 | Missing - English Channel. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2022 10:52 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 08:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
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