ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50711
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| Date: | Friday 20 October 1944 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 341 (Alsace) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PT996 |
| MSN: | NL-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beukendreef road, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.55 Courtrai/Wevelghem (B) |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, hit by Flak and crashed.
The Free French pilot, Sous Lt. P. Galley, evaded capture.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944%20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4559&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2019 13:19 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2019 09:47 | stehlik49 | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2019 07:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2020 12:30 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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