ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50645
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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 1945 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | ML277 |
| MSN: | VZ-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | orchard near the windmill at Giesbeek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.88 Heesch (NL) |
Takeoff at 10:20 hrs for an armed recce operation to Osnabrück in Germany.
Piloted by F/Lt F.H. Richards, RCAF 412 Squadron. Upon return, was forced to 500 feet due to weather. Reported being hit by Flak and crash-landed into an orchard.
He was evaded capture, although injured.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5134&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Nov-2010 13:32 | anav64 | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2020 21:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2020 18:50 | Dr.Roup | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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