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| Date: | Monday 23 April 1945 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 198 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SW472 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Albstedt, near Wohlthöfen, about 27 km N of Bremen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.103 Plantlünne |
Shot down by flak whilst attacking a goods train.
Pilot Officer Raymond Thomas Casey (437196) RAAF Killed in Action.
Interred at Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft SA100 - VZ999, published 1985
National Archives of Australia: Casualty repatriation file NAA: A705, 166/7/969
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2013 08:27 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 08:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-May-2013 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 17:28 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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