ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49142
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 198 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN467 |
| MSN: | TP- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.77 Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| B.77 Gilze-Rijen |
The aircraft was being delivered to B.77 Gilze/Riigen when it suffered an engine failure in the landing approach. The aircraft was completely destroyed but the pilot, Fg Off. Louis F. Bastin walked away with a just few bruises
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5261&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2nd Tactical Air Force - Volume three - From the Rhine to Victory (January to May 1945) - Christopher Shores & Chris Thomas p 424.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1943 | JP840 | 198 Sqn RAF | 0 | along the road Zijpe - Zierikzee, Zeeland | |
unk |
| 20 December 1943 | JR316 | 198 Sqn RAF | 1 | Waal river 1 km SW of Dreumel, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 11:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-May-2023 08:45 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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