ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50249
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| Date: | Friday 11 August 1944 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 312 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML240 |
| MSN: | DU-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km east of Leende, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Operation - Ranger (usually a deep penetration flight to a specified area, to engage targets of opportunity) to Arendonk (Antwerpen province, Belgium).
The aircraft crashed; the čs.pilot, Sgt. Gustav PŘÍSTUPA (RAFVR) was injured and taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3920&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/code_names.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jul-2019 18:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2019 09:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2019 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
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