ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49232
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| Date: | Sunday 28 January 1945 |
| Time: | 15:55 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 322 (Dutch) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RK840 |
| MSN: | 3W-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 300 m NE of 'De Ruiterberg' estate, Doorn, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.79 Woensdrecht |
Takeoff at 15:20 hrs for a low-level bombing operation to Doorn.
While attacking Huize de Ruiterberg on the estate, the aircraft was severely damaged by an exploding bomb from his predecessor and crashed.
The Dutch pilot, F/Sgt. C. Kooy, did not survive and rests at the Grebbeberg cemetery in Rhenen; grave 9 1.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5171&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/322_wwII.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2020 19:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2020 19:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 02:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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