ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160253
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| Date: | Monday 14 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 341 (Alsace) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PK996 |
| MSN: | NL-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lisieux -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
Took off from RAF Tangmere to patrol Lisieux. Hit by flak whilst attacking MT. Escaped by jumping from a train near Verdun and later joined up with the Maquis.
Crew
Sub Lt A Gaudon (PoW/Escaped)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 3.
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5831
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 1945 | TB750 | 341 (Alsace) Sqn RAF | 0 | near 'de Lugte', Markelo, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 1 April 1945 | TB864 | 341 (Alsace) Sqn RAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 April 1945 | SM422 | 341 (Alsace) Sqn RAF | 1 | Almen, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 1 April 1945 | TB497 | 341 (Alsace) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Deventer, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 1 April 1945 | TB343 | 341 (Alsace) Sqn RAF | 1 | Olsterweg road, Diepenveen, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2013 22:43 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Mar-2015 18:18 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2015 05:58 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2016 14:04 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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