ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49114
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MJ851 |
| MSN: | YO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 km N of Hengelo, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.88 Heesch (NL) |
The aircraft was hit by flak while engaged in an armed recce operation. The pilot managed to bail out but he was captured and interned until the end of hostilities in Europe.
The pilot was J/18113 Flight Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Murray DFC (RCAF)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5286&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=J18113&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=18113&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.cieldegloire.fr/003_murray_f_t.php
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 October 1941 | AB983 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | French coast near Dunkirk |  |
w/o |
| 27 October 1941 | W3601 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Martin Hill, near Deal, Kent |  |
w/o |
| 28 April 1942 | AB917 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Whitfield Kent | |
w/o |
| 3 August 1943 | BL339 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Underhill farm, Surrey | |
w/o |
| 20 December 1943 | EN629 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 21 June 1944 | NH207 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | 1 mile west of advanced airfield B6, Coulombs, Calvados | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1944 | MJ246 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Near Briouze, Normandy | |
w/o |
| 19 September 1944 | JK795 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Gerwen, Nuenen, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 2 October 1944 | MJ726 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Oosterheide heath along the Rechtestraat, Odiliapeel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 2 October 1944 | MJ300 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | B.82 Grave Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 20 October 1944 | MK676 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 20 November 1944 | MJ604 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 8 December 1944 | MJ245 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.88 Heesch Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 March 1945 | MJ448 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Feb-2020 08:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2020 19:05 | Dr.Roup | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 05:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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