ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53246
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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 1941 |
| Time: | 17:56 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8198 |
| MSN: | JU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km N of Gravelines, Nord 59 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
Spitfire P8198 from 111Sqn Shot down by Bf109s on sweep over France 9-8-41
P/O (63835) Benjamin William Bardulph SQUIRES (pilot) RAFVR - killed
His lifeless body washed ashore on the 30th of August 1941 and rests at Bergen op Zoom cemetery in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1168&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 06:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Jan-2012 01:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2017 22:13 | Red Dragon | Updated [Total fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2020 12:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2020 10:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2020 12:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Country] |
| 01-Jul-2022 09:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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