ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177796
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 137 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN126 |
| MSN: | SF- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterschelde, near Colijnsplaat, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Takeoff at 16:05 hrs for an anti-shipping operation.
Over Zeeland, the aircraft was shot down by ships Flak.
The body of the RCAF pilot, F/O. James Holder, washed up on the 11th of September 1944, at the Vliehors nature reserve on Vlieland island. He is buried at the Vlieland cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3913&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 October 1944 | JP663 | 137 Sqn RAF | 0 | 3 km S of Zaltbommel, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2015 13:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2015 05:25 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2019 19:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2019 19:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 10:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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