ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48998
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | SM208 |
| MSN: | KH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Huis Landfort, Landfortseweg, Megchelen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.90 Kleine-Brogel (B) |
Takeoff at 13:30 hrs for an armed recce operation & failed to return.
SGLO_id: T5400
Date: 19/03/1945 14:15
Unit: 403 Sqdn
Crash Site: Gendringen (near Huize “Landfort”)
Pilot: F/O H C Byrd
Status: Complete - crew accounted for.
Source: Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945. 2008. [url]http://www.defensie.nl/media/verliesregister_1945_tcm46-154759.pdf[/url]
Sources:
http://rcaf403squadron.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/admiral-byrds-burial-place/
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5400&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 1943 | BS196 | 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Near Grandvilliers, Oise |  |
w/o |
| 18 November 1943 | MH361 | 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF | 1 | English Channel 15 miles west of Boulogne | |
mis |
| 8 March 1944 | MJ356 | 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF | 0 | 3 kilometres southwest of Champigny-la-Futelaye | |
w/o |
| 22 February 1945 | SM338 | 403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF | 0 | southwest of Enschede, Overijssel | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Mar-2013 00:02 | fritzelblitz | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 12:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2020 18:03 | Dr.Roup | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 05:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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