Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB MN247,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52233
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 March 1944
Time:17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:183 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF
Registration: MN247
MSN: TP-T “Trixie”
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Vortum-Mullem, Noord-Brabant -   Uzbekistan
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
When flying a sweep operation, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed near the ferry to Afferden, Limburg.
The pilot, F/Lt. P.E. Raw (DFC), is buried at Eindhoven.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3533&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
18-Mar-2019 20:24 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
19-Mar-2019 16:08 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
22-Mar-2024 06:30 ManstonHistory Updated [Cn, Country]

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