ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49813
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| Date: | Monday 2 October 1944 |
| Time: | 06:48 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ600 |
| MSN: | SD-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kibbelgaarn, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Takeoff at 05:35 hrs for a Ranger operation to Bad Zwischenahn airfield (Niedersachsen, Germany).
The aircraft was shot down; the pilot, S/Ldr. J. Berry (DFC & 2 bars), did not survive and is buried at Scheemda; grave 2 5 1.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4449&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Sep-2019 12:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 15:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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