ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52467
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| Date: | Friday 13 November 1942 |
| Time: | 14:32 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 167 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EP349 |
| MSN: | VL-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km NW of Bergen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 13:40 hrs for a shipping recce off the Dutch coast.
The aircraft was shot down by Leutnant Wilhelm Tschira of the 5./JG 1, who was flying an Fw 190 A-4 from Schiphol airfield.
The Dutch pilot Pilot Officer C. Geesink was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1909&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 02:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2017 20:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 07:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2020 18:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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