ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50718
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1944 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN319 |
| MSN: | MR-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 16 km south-southwest of Horst, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, F/Lt. J. Darlington, did not survive and is buried at the Venray War Cemetery; grave 5 D 5.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4551&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Oct-2019 17:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Operator] |
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