Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX PK992,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160251
 
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Date:Sunday 25 February 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF
Registration: PK992
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.88 Heesch, the Netherlands
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Caught fire & abandoned.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd' for airfield
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2013 22:40 JINX Added
31-Mar-2015 18:39 Iwosh Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
24-May-2015 21:04 Iwosh Updated [Operator]
22-Feb-2020 21:53 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source]

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