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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 247 (China British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SW425 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Meppen, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Typhoon SW425 Hit by flak and crash-landed. Force landed near Meppen, 1945-04-01
Crew:
F/O (J/27353) Thomas Riley JACKSON (pilot) RCAF - POW
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft SA100 - VZ999, published 1985
ORB247 Sqdn RAF
CWGC
CASPIR
RAFCommands.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2013 08:28 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 08:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2013 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 06-Aug-2021 17:28 | SF | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-Aug-2021 17:29 | SF | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Aug-2021 17:30 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jun-2022 08:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Jan-2025 12:52 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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