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| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1943 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 197 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JP533 |
| MSN: | OV-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aarsele, Ghent, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere (UK) |
shot down by flak near Ghent on 11 August,
F/O Pearson George Sholto ( KIA ) 127030
Buried at Aarsele
They attacked the train Kortrijk-Rijsel ( Courtrai – Lille ) in french and the stationdepot , hit by Flak.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=23620
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2011 07:20 | ThW | Added |
| 27-Jun-2011 07:25 | ThW | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2011 07:27 | ThW | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2015 19:09 | Jixn | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2021 20:52 | tachel | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 08:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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