ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89648
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB |
| Owner/operator: | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA857 |
| MSN: | MN-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Walcheren, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden Essex |
The pilot was hit and tried to make the English coast and jumped at less than 1,000 feet.The Air Sea Rescue Service were out and on the spot within a short time, Sgt Blairon was alive when rescued, but died at 20.30 hours. Shot down by Fw. Georg Hutter - 5./JG1
Crew
Pilot:1299913 Sgt Jose Arnold Blairon - killed His remains were repatriated to Belgium.
Sources:
http://users.skynet.be/bonge.gemoets/stories/Jose%20Blairon.htm
ORB 350 (Belgium) Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 1944 | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2011 16:37 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Jan-2012 09:13 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2017 22:39 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2017 22:43 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2017 18:54 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 07:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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