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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 247 (China British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MP189 |
| MSN: | NL-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven (NL) |
While attacking a train at Düren, the Typhoon was hit by debris and the pilot,
S/Ldr Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton (DFC) had to perform an emergency-landing. He was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Stapleton
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
https://www.tracesofwar.nl/persons/34268/Stapleton-Basil-Gerald-Stapme.htm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2019 18:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Aug-2021 16:33 | SF | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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