Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB RB378, Saturday 24 March 1945
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Date:Saturday 24 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:247 (China British) Sqn RAF
Registration: RB378
MSN: ZY-J
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 miles NW of Kleve (NRW) -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.86 Helmond (NL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Typhoon RB378 Hit by Flak and crashlanded. 24/03/1945
Crew:

Sources:

- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft PA100 - RZ999, published 1992

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2013 12:20 Uli Elch Added
14-Apr-2013 12:46 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ]
02-May-2013 18:28 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
07-Aug-2021 11:19 SD Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ]

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