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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ546 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Minden, Haddenhausen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel, (NL) |
Shot down by German flak during a reconnaissance flight.
The pilot is buried at the British War Cemetery in Hannover, Germany.
Sources:
http://www.spurensuche-owl.de/front_content.php?idart=229
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2015 14:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Mar-2015 19:07 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 28-Nov-2019 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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