ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49092
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1945 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PD592 |
| MSN: | I8-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Borkeld near Holten, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven |
Hit by Flak in cooling system near Enschede during attack dive. Climbed back up to 10,000 feet after bomb release but engine temperature climbed and engine seizure was imminent. Opted to crash-land in field near Hengelo NL. Hidden by locals in private homes until 1 April when he reported (with 3 German prisonners in tow) to British troops liberating the town.
Pilot was J/37127 F/O John Davidson Flintoft (RCAF)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5305&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=37127
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=j%2F37127
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/John%20Davidson-Flintoft.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 1944 | MN703 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | B-9 Lantheuil |  |
w/o |
| 29 December 1944 | RB201 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Gronau, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Aug-2013 12:02 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:54 | Emil Robot | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 21-Feb-2020 13:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2021 18:19 | tachel | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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