ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51804
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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1943 |
| Time: | 14:14 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc |
| Owner/operator: | 402 (City of Winnipeg) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AA980 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Wing Commander Leslie Sidney Ford, an ace (credited with destroying six enemy aircraft), was killed when his Spitfire was shot down. The aircraft was shot down by ships Flak near Texel.
Operation: Roadstead - fighter operation mounted against shipping
Call Sign: AE-
Pilot: W/C. L.S. Ford DFC+ J/3712 RCAF Vlieland 63 - Washed up northern beach Vlieland 14 July 43.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2409&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://rcaf403squadron.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/paying-homage-to-wing-commander-ford-by-robert-de-vries-opsteeg/
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/spitfire/109928-4153079.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jul-2015 11:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2018 12:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2018 17:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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