ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49902
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| Date: | Monday 25 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MK990 |
| MSN: | AU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nijmegen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.68 Le Culot/Beauvechain Belgium |
While engaged in a patrol in the Arnhem area, the aircraft was hit by a Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighter and crashed.
The RCAF pilot, F/O. J.W. McDonald, survived.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4353&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1943 | BS319 | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF | 1 | St Omer |  |
w/o |
| 15 June 1944 | MK687 | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF | 0 | St. Croix-sur-Mer | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Sep-2019 18:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2019 17:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Operator] |
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