ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48796
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| Date: | Monday 23 April 1945 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD572 |
| MSN: | PR-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hooilaan at Nieuw Scheemda, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was shot down by light Flak, while engaged in an armed recce operation.
W/O (417018) Stanley Edgard SMITH (pilot) RAAF / Nieuw Scheemda cemetery; grave 1 2 8
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5597&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 December 1944 | PD470 | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Ede, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 8 February 1945 | MN360 | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF | 0 | behind Geerts farm, Lodderdijk road, Gemert, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2009 09:32 | NePa | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2013 15:42 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2013 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2013 12:00 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2013 12:00 | JINX | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Aug-2013 16:38 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Mar-2014 22:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 07:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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