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| Date: | Friday 13 April 1945 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RB250 |
| MSN: | PR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nederasselt, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Operation - Armed Recce. In April 1945, large parts of Gelderland province were liberated by the Allies.
The aircraft collided in mid-air with Typhoon MN434. Both pilots were killed and rest at Uden War Cemetery in Noord-Brabant:
RB250 / Flight Sergeant A.H.E.M. De Blommaert de Soye / RAF / son of the Baron and Baronne de Blommaert de Soye, of Heirges, Wavre, Belgium / 24 years old
MN434 / Flying Officer M.H.G. Rendall / RAAF / son of Joseph Henry Hewett Rendall and Marguerite Elise Rendall, of Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia / 25 years old
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5564&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5563&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
2020 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Apr-2011 07:39 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, ] |
| 06-Apr-2020 07:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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