ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52347
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| Date: | Monday 21 June 1943 |
| Time: | 10:38 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 118 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AR325 |
| MSN: | NK- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off the N end of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Roadstead (fighter operation mounted against shipping) to Texel. Shot down by ships Flak when attacking a convoy 7 miles NW of Texel.
Takeoff time: 09:55
Pilot:
J/9856 Fg Off Harold Garfield Handley RCAF
Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery - Plot K. Row 4. Grave 81.
Son of Harry and Helen Handley, of Oxford Mills, Ontario, Canada.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2487&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC
Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second world war 1942-1943
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1943 | EN966 | 118 Sqn RAF | 1 | Waddenzee E of Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Feb-2017 15:02 | Red dragon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2018 08:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2018 07:01 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 15:57 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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