ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49878
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 175 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN582 |
| MSN: | HH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eefde, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eindhoven (B.78) |
While engaged in an armed recce operation in the Arnhem area, the aircraft was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighter aircraft of Jagdgeschwader 11.
The pilot F/Sgt. W.R.S. Hurrell is missing in action and is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial; panel 219.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4381&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11510-Typhoon-s-from-175th-and-193rd-Sqn-RAF
Google Maps
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Aug-2014 13:37 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2019 18:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 18:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2019 10:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
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