ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52016
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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1943 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BS444 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 6 km W of Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
Shot down by Hauptmann D. Wickop of the 5./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Woensdrecht airfield.
Operation: Circus – daytime bomber attacks with fighter escorts against short range targets, to occupy enemy fighters and keep them in the area concerned.
Target: Vlissingen, Zeeland
Call Sign: FN-N
Takeoff time: 13:40
Pilot: Sergeant G.K.H. Koren RNAF - MIA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2200&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 03:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2018 09:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2018 17:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 14:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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