ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48964
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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 486 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV981 |
| MSN: | SA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maas River at Niftrik, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel Airfield (B80) Holland |
| Volkel Airfield (B80) |
Operation /Armed Recce.
Tempest NV981 was hit by light flak and the pilot baled out. His parachute came down in the River Maas where he drowned despite the gallant effort of a young Dutch woman who saw the incident unfold and swam out to help. She was able to grasp the parachute which was still on the surface but was not in time to prevent the pilot drowning.
Pilot: NZ415415 F/O W.A.("Wackie") Kalka, RNZAF rests at the Uden War Cemetery in Noord-Brabant.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5436&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2765833/kalka,-william-arthur/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2020 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2021 09:33 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Jul-2022 00:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
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