Accident Hawker Tempest Mk V EJ741,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50649
 
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Date:Saturday 20 January 1945
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic tpst model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Tempest Mk V
Owner/operator:56 Sqn RAF
Registration: EJ741
MSN: US-O
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cafe de Witte, Bentelosestraat, Hengevelde, Overijssel -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.80 Volkel
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation - Armed Recce.
The aircraft was hit by Flak from Delden and crashed.
P/O. J.S. Ferguson did not survive and rests at Delden cemetery; grave IB K 9.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5137&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
18-Jan-2020 19:53 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jun-2022 22:59 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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