ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51638
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1943 |
| Time: | 20:55 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM127 |
| MSN: | FY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near pole 8, Den Hoorn, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottisham |
Shipping recces - Lagoons - were carried out by 4 Squadron RAF on 8 July 1943. Flying Officer E.W. Skirrow saw a Dornier Do 24 flying boat anchored off the southern tip of Texel. He attacked and the Dornier was seen to burst into flames, but unfortunately Skirrow was bracketed by flak as he pulled out of his dive. The Mustang, AM127, crashed on the beach and Skirrow was killed.
Takeoff time: 19:45
Flying Officer Edwin Watson Skirrow's (RAFVR 108845) body was recovered from the wreckage of AM127 and was interred Texel Cemetary in Texel Municipality Noord-Holland, Netherlands (Plot K. Row 4. Grave 84.)
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2646&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.rafjever.org/4squadhistory3.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GSln=Skirrow&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=18484089&
http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=1863707
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 July 1943 | AP238 | 4 Sqn RAF | 1 | Doggersvaart 43, Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Sep-2011 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 15:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2018 09:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2018 09:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 03-Oct-2018 06:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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