ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50141
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 1944 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JN818 |
| MSN: | JF- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newchurch, Kent |
Takeoff at 06:50 hrs for an operation against a V-2 missile site at Den Haag.
Over the target area, the aircraft was either shot down by Flak or crashed as a result of an exploding V-2 fuel dump.
The pilot, S/Ldr. K.A. Wigglesworth (DFC), rests in Den Haag.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4021&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 1944 | EJ723 | 3 Sqn RAF | 0 | 5 km SE of Nijmegen, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 8 December 1944 | JN815 | 3 Sqn RAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 February 1945 | NV681 | 3 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Mariënvelde, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 8 February 1945 | EJ895 | 3 Sqn RAF | 0 | along the Krimweg, Hoenderloo, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 14 February 1945 | EJ645 | 3 Sqn RAF | 0 | B.86 Helmond Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2019 19:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2019 06:35 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
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