ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50209
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 1944 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 229 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MH907 |
| MSN: | 9R-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Noordoostpolder, 3 km NW of Rutten, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 18:55 hrs for a Ranger operation - usually a deep penetration flight to a specified area, to engage targets of opportunity.
The aircraft was hit by ships Flak and crashed near Pole 4.
The RAAF pilot, F/O. F.P.M. Cook, did not survive and is buried at Lemmer cemetery.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3959&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/code_names.htm
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 18:17 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jul-2019 09:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2019 09:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 21:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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