ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161064
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 93 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PT465 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ravenna -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ravenna, Italy |
PT465 - TOC by 93 Squadron, RAF 23.8.44
FTR (Failed to Return) from operations when hit by flak & abandoned. 24.4.1945. Location of loss not known, but 93 Squadron were based at Ravenna, Italy at the time (February to May 1945)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p092.html
3. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205226444
4. https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/spitfire2/spitfire-hf-mk-ix-pt465-jul44/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2013 00:37 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Apr-2015 18:21 | Z. Zeeland | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 16:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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