Incident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX PL219,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49278
 
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Date:Thursday 4 January 1945
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX
Owner/operator:331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF
Registration: PL219
MSN: FN-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:B.77 Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:B.77 Gilze Rijen (NL)
Narrative:
PL219 - Engine failed on sweep, crashlanded on approach. 4.1.1945

2e Lt. P.A. Thulin was injured.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5074&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 August 1944 PL426 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF 0 Foret de la Lande w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
09-Sep-2013 07:01 JINX Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
12-Aug-2014 15:47 Victor Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
04-Jun-2015 16:23 Angel dick one Updated [Operator]
12-Nov-2018 15:46 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
20-Dec-2019 18:09 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2022 11:08 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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