Incident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB MN627,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49824
 
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Date:Saturday 30 September 1944
Time:12:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:137 Sqn RAF
Registration: MN627
MSN: SF-N
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 km SW of Nijmegen, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Eindhoven (B.78)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
While engaged in a patrol in the Nijmegen area, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, F/Sgt. M.J. Whitby survived and managed to return to his unit.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4444&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
26-Sep-2019 17:48 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2022 07:07 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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