ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49701
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PV134 |
| MSN: | GE-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,5 km southeast of Willemstad, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.65 Maldeghem, Belgium |
Takeoff at 12:10 hrs for an armed recce operation in the Klundert area.
The aircraft was critically hit by Flak from Strijensas (Zuid-Holland) and crash-landed.
The pilot, F/Sgt. P.H. Decroix, was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4631&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/herdenkingspaneel-fs-paul-h-decroix
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2017 15:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2019 16:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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