ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89352
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 1944 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 91 (Nigeria) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RM743 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ridgewood, near Uckfield, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF ALG Deanland |
| RAF ALG Deanland |
Diver (anti-V1) patrol. Collided with V-1.
Pilot: 82162 F/Lt Eugène "Le Strops" Georges Achilles Seghers- DFC- RAFVR (prev. Aéronautique Militaire Belge) - Killed.
"Gin" Seghers died in the explosion of a V-1 flying bomb with which he collided while attempting to shoot it down.
Sources:
Franks: FCL Vol 3
Spitfire Production List
http://www.bamfbamrs.be/Dillien/OT-PILOT.DOC
CWGC
Related books
http://aircrewremembered.com/seghers-eugene.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2011 15:24 | ThW | Added |
| 23-Jan-2011 02:57 | penguin832 | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2012 12:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 15:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 25-Aug-2014 00:31 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2015 19:38 | DB | Updated [Time, Operator] |
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