ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49270
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL394 |
| MSN: | OU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Breda, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.65 Maldeghem, Belgium (takeoff at 14:15 hrs) |
| B.65 Maldeghem, Belgium |
Damaged by debris from exploding train, crashed in a forced landing. Pilot killed.
Pilot: NZ411996 F/Lt Allan Bennetto STEAD DFC RNZAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Allan Stead is buried in Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery. He was initially buried at Breda.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5088&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2034348
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1942 | BL815 | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 1 | Goes railway station; Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 8 February 1945 | MK529 | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 1 | Blekenweg 10-12, Haren, Groningen prv | |
w/o |
| 13 February 1945 | PT856 | 485 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Bakel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Sep-2013 05:28 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2014 12:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2015 08:41 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2020 12:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2021 01:43 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2022 01:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Jun-2022 23:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jul-2022 02:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
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