ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49589
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 November 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 419 RSU RAF |
| Registration: | EJ782 |
| MSN: | VR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel |
Upon landing at Volkel, the engine packed up and the aircraft turned over. The canopy broke and the head of the pilot, F/O. C. Steele, ended up against the soft ground. He was freed from this awkward position by men of an army detachment with the help of a bulldozer.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4754&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd' page 385
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Oct-2019 15:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 20:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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