ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50693
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 1944 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 175 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD494 |
| MSN: | HH-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Batenburg, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, the aircraft was abandoned by the pilot.
Tragically, 25-year-old F/O. R.W. Clarke drowned; he was initially buried at Appeltern but now rests at the Bergen op Zoom war cemetery in Noord-Brabant; grave 25 C 10. The inscription reads:
"THE LORD GAVE THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD"
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4572&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Aug-2013 03:38 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2015 10:55 | Erectus | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2019 17:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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