Accident Hawker Tempest Mk V JN863,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49774
 
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Date:Friday 6 October 1944
Time:07:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic tpst model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Tempest Mk V
Owner/operator:486 (NZ) Sqn RAF
Registration: JN863
MSN: SA-R
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Amelterweg 2a, Joppe, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.80 Volkel (NL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
At 07:00 hrs, the aircraft had taken off for an armed recce operation in the Arnhem area.
While attacking a train, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.

The 21-year-old pilot, F/O R.J. Cammock (DFC), did not survive and is buried at Lochem; grave 1 6.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4480&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
2019 Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
03-Oct-2019 07:47 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Oct-2019 07:57 TigerTimon Updated [Location]
13-Mar-2020 19:28 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
10-Apr-2020 20:13 Investig Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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