ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160492
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL426 |
| MSN: | FN-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Foret de la Lande -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.16 Villons les Buissons |
Took off fromB.16 Villons les Buissons late afternoon for a Armed Reconnaissance. Encountered flak near Beauvais, baled out over Foret de la Lande and picked up by Canadian troops
Crew
Sgt A Westermark (Safe)
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=1743
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 January 1945 | PL219 | 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF | 0 | B.77 Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2013 08:43 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Mar-2015 19:58 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2015 16:25 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2016 14:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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