ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51589
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | 15:04 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc |
| Owner/operator: | 165 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EP555 |
| MSN: | SK-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stoppeldijkpolder, Vogelwaarde, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ibsley, Hampshire |
Shot down by Hauptmann Karl Borris, Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 26, flying an Fw 190A from Woensdrecht airfield.
Operation: Ramrod 154
18 B-26s are despatched from 323BG to attack the coke ovens at Ghent, Belgium. 13 of this force are effective on the target. The force was escorted by Spitfires of the RAF.
Pilot: Flight Sergeant William Brown 409288 RAAF Vlissingen F 28
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2695&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2018 20:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2018 06:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2021 17:40 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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