ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50672
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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 1944 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MJ397 |
| MSN: | Y2- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zijtaart, Veghel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel (NL) |
Pilot-Sqn Ldr W A Olmsted DFC
His 500lb bomb failed to come off when he attacked a bridge over the Dortmond Canal. The weapon finally dropped away when he was strafing a lorry, the blast destroying the vehicle and badly damaging his Spitfire. He immediately realised that he had no elevator control, leaving the rudder as the only flying surface that would work probably. He managed to coax the ailing fighter back 100 miles to friendly territory, whereupon its Merlin seized and he baled out near Vokel and landed on a rooftop.ORB stated:- Hit by own bomb blast and baled out successfully. Returned to base an hour or two later.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4595&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
RAF Fighter Losses of the Second World War Vol 3.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 1944 | PL490 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 1 | 3 km southeast of Wijbosch, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 4 October 1944 | NH359 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.84 De Rips Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 14 December 1944 | PV316 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Grave, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 22 February 1945 | PT725 | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Poss around Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2017 17:49 | Red Ragon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 14-Oct-2019 17:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 24-Feb-2020 14:36 | Xindel XL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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