ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52462
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| Date: | Thursday 19 November 1942 |
| Time: | 15:08 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 132 (City of Bombay) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL781 |
| MSN: | FF-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 6 km SW of Zoutelande, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 14:00 hrs for a Rhubarb operation to Veurne, Belgium.
Operation: Rhubarb – fighter or fighter-bomber sections, at times of low cloud and poor visibility, crossing the English Channel and then dropping below cloud level to search for opportunity targets such as railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft on the ground, enemy troops, and vehicles on roads.
F/O. M.J. Mills is missing in action and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1912A&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 01:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2017 21:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 07:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2020 18:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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