ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48813
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| Date: | Monday 16 April 1945 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RN208 |
| MSN: | EB-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zevenaar, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.106 Twente |
Coming down as a result of fuel shortage WO John Chalmers forced-landed, in misty flying conditions with poor visibility, near the German border. He recalled, “I finished up striking an embankment with some force and ended up straddling a railway track. I had no idea where I was in relation to the front line and hoped I wasn’t in German occupied territory. Then a figure appeared and said “Ali?”. I think that may have meant was I an ally. I said, “Deutsch?” He shook his head, to my relief, and said “cigarette?”. Ah, that universal word. An army jeep then arrived, took me off for breakfast and then back to the aerodrome.”
The aircraft had taken off at 07:45 hrs for an armed recce operation to Bremen in Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5570&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
ORB 41 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1945 | MV255 | 41 Sqn RAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Apr-2017 19:46 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2017 17:39 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 09-Mar-2018 07:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2020 14:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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