ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89343
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 122 (Bombay) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BM321 |
| MSN: | MT-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dranouter, Heuvelland, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch Essex |
Circus 157 Bostons to Lille. Engaged by JG26
Shut down above Lille (F) by a FW 190 (pilot Johannes Seifert)
Crashed at Dranouter, Heuvelland near Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
Pilot: 82516 F/L Baudouin Marie Ghislain de Hemptinne (prev. Aéronautique Militaire Belge) - Killed
Sources:
Franks: FCL Vol 2
CWGC
Spitfire Production List
http://www.bamfbamrs.be/Dillien/OT-PILOT.DOC
http://www.dehemptinne.net/old/documents/baudouin/baudouin.htm
Related books
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2011 15:14 | ThW | Added |
| 23-Jan-2011 02:59 | penguin832 | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2011 01:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 30-May-2017 19:22 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2022 10:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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