Incident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI SM210,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49200
 
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Date:Tuesday 6 February 1945
Time:10:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI
Owner/operator:66 Sqn RAF
Registration: SM210
MSN: LZ-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Noordlaren - Onnen, Groningen prv -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.79 Woensdrecht
Destination airport:
Narrative:
While engaged in a sweep, the aircraft was hit by light Flak and crash-landed.
The pilot, S/Ldr. W.M. Foster (RCAF), was taken prisoner of war.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5199&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 July 1943 BL436 66 Sqn RAF 0 along the Roosjesweg, Domburg, Zeeland w/o
29 October 1944 PT762 66 Sqn RAF 0 Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland w/o
3 November 1944 PV353 66 Sqn RAF 0 near Klundert, Noord-Brabant w/o
3 November 1944 PT930 66 Sqn RAF 0 Klundert, Noord-Brabant w/o
25 December 1944 SM211 66 Sqn RAF 1 in a field opposite the Parallelweg road at De Steeg, Gelderland w/o
18 March 1945 RK913 66 Sqn RAF 0 near Otterlo, Gelderland w/o
1 April 1945 TB884 66 Sqn RAF 1 near Biljoen estate, Velp, Gelderland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
03-Feb-2020 20:30 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Jun-2022 10:22 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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