ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49845
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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1944 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JR497 |
| MSN: | F3-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Well, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven NL |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, the aircraft was hit by Flak. The pilot, J/21585 F/O A.H. Vickers (RCAF) bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4424&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
438 SQN RCAF archives
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| 4 April 1945 | MP181 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Hemsloh |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Dec-2017 07:40 | tachel | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2018 07:03 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2019 18:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2019 18:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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