ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48901
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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 1945 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TB884 |
| MSN: | LZ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Biljoen estate, Velp, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.85 Schijndel |
Takeoff at 12:55 hrs for an armed recce operation.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed. 23-year-old P/O. J.A. Brydson did not survive and rests at Velp; grave 160.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5476&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
2020 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1943 | BL436 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | along the Roosjesweg, Domburg, Zeeland | |
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| 29 October 1944 | PT762 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland | |
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| 3 November 1944 | PV353 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Klundert, Noord-Brabant | |
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| 3 November 1944 | PT930 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | Klundert, Noord-Brabant | |
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| 25 December 1944 | SM211 | 66 Sqn RAF | 1 | in a field opposite the Parallelweg road at De Steeg, Gelderland | |
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| 6 February 1945 | SM236 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | 16 km NE of Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant | |
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| 6 February 1945 | SM210 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | Noordlaren - Onnen, Groningen prv | |
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| 18 March 1945 | RK913 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Otterlo, Gelderland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 09:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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