ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51591
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | 15:19 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire V |
| Owner/operator: | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AR610 |
| MSN: | FY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km west of Wijk aan Zee, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall |
Shot down by Ofw. E-L. Zweigart of the 9./JG 54, flying a Bf 109G from Schiphol airfield. The pilot ditched the aircraft and was rescued by Air-Sea Rescue.
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: S/L. E.F.J. Charles DFC 36198 RAF Survived
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2697&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1942 | BM301 | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England |  |
w/o |
| 6 August 1943 | AR336 | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea 7,5 km west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 23 August 1943 | P8545 | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea 10 km W of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 23 August 1943 | EP393 | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea 5 km W of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 16 September 1944 | MH363 | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF | 1 | Sluisweg road, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 29 October 1944 | PL953 | 4 Sqn RAF | 0 | 6 km SW of Tiel, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2018 20:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2018 07:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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