ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50716
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1944 |
| Time: | 09:55 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL492 |
| MSN: | AH-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arenbos, Heythuysen, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.60 Grimberghen (B) |
Takeoff at 09:15 hrs for a fighter sweep in the Grefrath (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) area.
The aircraft was hit by German ground fire while attacking MT. The pilot, Sergeant Robert Lepsøe, died in the crash. He was buried near the crash location; the remains were brought to Trondheim (Norway) in 1946.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4548&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm - warning: now a porn website
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 1945 | PT936 | 332 (Norwegian) Sqn RAF | 1 | Hogesteeg road, Putten, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 6 April 1945 | NH531 | 332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF | 1 | Almen, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2013 20:27 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2015 20:12 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-Nov-2016 10:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 17:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:51 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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