ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52582
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 71 (Eagle) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BM305 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea near Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
Shot down by Marine flak of Knokke.
Operation: Armed Recce to Vlissingen
Call Sign: XR-
Crew:
P/O (115.122) W.D. Taylor (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1800
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 02:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2017 12:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 07:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 13:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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