ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49673
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| Date: | Monday 6 November 1944 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 127 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PT649 |
| MSN: | 9N- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zilverbeekje near Hulshorst, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.60 Grimberghen, Belgium |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, collided in mid-air.
The pilot, John Burton Shillitoe, died in the crash. He rests at the cemetery in Nunspeet, Eperweg road; grave 2 393.
The mission of the plane was the reconnaissance of the Zwolle-Amersfoort railway.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4650&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 September 1944 | PL326 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea 15 km southwest of Vlissingen, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 3 November 1944 | RK861 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | southwest of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 28 November 1944 | RR229 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | Kamperweg road, Zwolle, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 28 November 1944 | RR227 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | Bloksteeg road, Zwolle, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 22 January 1945 | RR236 | 127 Sqn RAF | 1 | Polder Zuidzijde, Oud-Alblas, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Oct-2013 07:33 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2015 20:27 | James JUMP | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2016 15:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2019 16:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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