Incident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB MM973,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49875
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 September 1944
Time:17:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:247 (China British) Sqn RAF
Registration: MM973
MSN: ZY-H
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Schijndel, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.78 Eindhoven
Destination airport:
Narrative:
While engaged in an armed recce operation in the Arnhem area, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed; the pilot, F/Sgt. F. Barwise, was taken prisoner of war.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4382&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
5 April 1945 MN585 247 (China British) Sqn RAF 0 B.86 Helmond Airfield, Noord-Brabant w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
19-Sep-2019 19:13 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Aug-2021 09:55 SF Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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