ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49544
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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1944 |
| Time: | 10:35 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 164 (Argentine-British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JR507 |
| MSN: | FJ-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Groene Kade, Vianen, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.77 Gilze-Rijen |
The aircraft had taken off for an armed recce operation; shot down following a railroad attack.
The pilot, F/Lt. N.L. Merrett DFC, succumbed to his injuries on the 23rd of December. He rests at Utrecht (Soestbergen) cemetery; grave 12D 2 20.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4803&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Oct-2019 19:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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