ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278175
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1942 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 124 (Baroda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL620 |
| MSN: | ON-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel 5 miles northwest of Berck-sur-Mer -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill |
Takeoff at 15:50 hrs for Circus 137, escorting six Boston aircraft targeting railway installations at Abbeville, Somme département.
The aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann Johannes Seifert of the Stab I./JG 26, flying an Fw 190A from Arques airfield.
The Czech pilot, F/Lt. S. Bachurek, washed up on Texel island on the 19th of June. He rests in Den Burg cemetery.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1494A
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2022 17:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-May-2022 18:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
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