Mid-air collision Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX PL427,
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Date:Sunday 19 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:340 (Ile-de-France) Sqn RAF
Registration: PL427
MSN: GW-B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Deurne, Antwerp -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Biggin Hill
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by flak and collided with Spitfire PT855 flown by Sgt D E Toussaint (Killed)
Pilot:- Adj R V Porchon Free French Air Force. - Ok

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 3.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
31 March 1945 TB597 340 (Ile-de-France) Sqn RAF 0 near Deventer, Overijssel w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Sep-2013 08:45 JINX Added
28-Mar-2015 07:52 yarbi Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Jun-2015 16:37 Angel dick one Updated [Operator]
03-Apr-2017 13:18 Red Ragon Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Apr-2017 13:45 Red Ragon Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative]
13-Feb-2018 16:43 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
09-Nov-2022 19:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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