ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48574
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| Date: | Thursday 6 November 1941 |
| Time: | 15:48 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB |
| Owner/operator: | 452 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AD430 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Cap Gris Nez. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Redhill, Surrey |
Flown by Sgt Bernard Malcolm GEISSMANN Ser.# 404334 RAAF KIA
Shot Down by: Johann SCHMID of 8./JG26.
Note; SCHMID, crashed into English Channel at same time KIA
Sources:
https://www.awm.gov.au//roh/person.asp?p=148-32252 (Geissmann)
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/schmid.html (Entry 45)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2008 21:21 | RossGmann | Added |
| 05-Dec-2008 10:02 | RossGmann | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2011 19:22 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2011 07:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 05-Nov-2021 13:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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