Incident Hawker Tempest Mk V EJ650,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49910
 
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Date:Monday 25 September 1944
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic tpst model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Tempest Mk V
Owner/operator:80 Sqn RAF
Registration: EJ650
MSN: W2-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Battenoord, Nieuwe-Tonge, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft had taken off for an escort flight and was hit by Marine Flak.
The pilot, F/O. J.E. Wiltshire, was taken prisoner of war.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4357&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 September 1944 EJ519 80 Sqn RAF 1 North Sea or Schelde near Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland w/o
24 March 1945 NV966 80 Sqn RAF 0 Deurnesche Peel, Noord-Brabant w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
18-Sep-2019 18:39 TigerTimon Updated [Time]
18-Sep-2019 18:41 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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