ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51653
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 1943 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DN589 |
| MSN: | QO-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25 km W of Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Shot down by Leutnant Georg "Murr" Schott of the 1./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Schiphol airfield.
The Typhoon was on an anti-shipping operation, targeting a convoy.
Takeoff time: 11:25
Pilot: P/O. C.G. Benjamin 403855 RAAF Rotterdam LL 2 47 Recovered from sea by German minesweeper M.425
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2632&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jul-2018 18:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2018 20:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 07:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 00:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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