ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90247
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| Date: | Friday 2 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MB843 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 to 6 miles northeast of Guernsey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bolt Head, Devon |
On an early morning shipping reconnaissance to Peter Point, Guernsey, then on to St Malo. Shot down by Flak from Brehon Tower near Guernsey. Hit in the radiator.
F/O Herbert WAGNER ( from the USA ) RAFVR - baled out at 3,000 feet and was taken prisoner.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160312235442/http://brew.clients.ch/fcwdentries.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2011 13:45 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Jan-2012 13:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 10-Sep-2013 07:26 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2014 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 06-Jun-2015 21:14 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2019 21:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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