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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 116 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PG977 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near B.61 Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airfield, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
| Airbase B.58. Melsbroek, Brussels, Belgium |
Written off (destroyed) 24 October 1944: Hit by flak on ferry flight, engine failed, force landed near Air Base B.61, St.Denijs-Westrem, south east of Ghent, Flanders, and DBR.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/history_wartime.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2013 07:56 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jan-2016 20:09 | Faun | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 05-Aug-2017 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 21:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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