ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181702
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Date: | Tuesday 21 July 1942 |
Time: | 17:00 |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
Owner/operator: | 331 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | BL919 |
MSN: | FN-C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Beach at Dunkirk -
France
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF North Weald |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:During a low-level sweep around the city the aircraft was hit by anti aircraft fire and went down in flames and crashed on the beach of Dunkirk
Pilot:
Lt (N1056) Lt Henning Adolf Leifseth RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
CWGC
WWII Talk
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffrancecrashes39-45.net%2Fpage_fiche_av.php%3Fid%3D6660&edit-text=&act=url Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Nov-2015 19:23 |
TB |
Added |
09-Nov-2016 17:42 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
09-Nov-2016 17:59 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
16-Feb-2018 16:40 |
Red Dragon |
Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
16-Feb-2018 17:42 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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