ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49840
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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1944 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PL490 |
| MSN: | Y2- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km southeast of Wijbosch, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.68 Le Culot/Beauvechain (B) |
The aircraft failed to return from a patrol in the Nijmegen (Gelderland) area.
It had suffered fuel shortage following combat and crashed;
Crew:
F/Lt G.G. Millar (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4421&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 October 1944 | NH359 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.84 De Rips Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 29 October 1944 | MJ397 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Zijtaart, Veghel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 14 December 1944 | PV316 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Grave, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 22 February 1945 | PT725 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Poss around Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2013 20:25 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2015 18:27 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2019 17:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 14:31 | Xindel XL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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