ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160571
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| Date: | Friday 13 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk IXE |
| Owner/operator: | 601 (County of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL489 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ? -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bellaria LG |
Spitfire PL489: Took off at 19:15 hrs for a Armed recco mission to Medicina: 13/04/1945
On the last armed recce of the day, F/Lt Jones DFC flying in Spitfire PL489 was hit by moderate light ack ack. He was forced to bale out, and landed in ‘No mans land’ though luckily in our forward troops area. He was contacted and picked up and returned to their Coy.HQ. unhurt. The aircraft was a complete write off.
Crew:
F/Lt (122023) Owen Hafan Ellis JONES DFC (pilot) RAFVR
Sources:
1.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2013 20:23 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Mar-2014 22:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Country] |
| 16-Dec-2023 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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