ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161242
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| Date: | Saturday 17 February 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire IX |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | PT709 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Spitfire Mk.IX PT709, 3 Squadron SAAF. Failed to return, believed crashed after strafing mission, Casalecchio di Reno, a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy 17.2.1945. (At approximate co ordinates: 44°29′N 11°17′E). Pilot - James Sidwell Aberdein (Service Number 328680/V, aged 23) - killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2003 page 77)
2. http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=26
3. https://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10074&start=15
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1717018/aberdein,-/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casalecchio_di_Reno
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2013 17:18 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Feb-2016 15:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Country, Phase, Source] |
| 16-May-2019 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2022 10:57 | J155 | Updated [Narrative] |
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