ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50011
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1944 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA893 |
| MSN: | -L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woeziksestraat, Wijchen, Nijmegen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Northolt |
Takeoff at 07:20 hrs for a photo recce operation to Arnhem, Gelderland.
The aircraft was shot down by a fighter. The pilot, F/O. J.R. Brodby, did not survive and is buried at Jonkerbos cemetery, Nijmegen. Crash location given as: 200 metre achter de boerdirij van de Fam Janssent.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4204&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Sep-2019 07:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2022 06:49 | Tupie65 | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jun-2022 21:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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