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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1945 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RB479 |
| MSN: | HE-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zonnenbergen, Heeten, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was hit by Flak over Deventer, while engaged in an armed recce operation; F/Lt. E.J. Whitfield abandoned the aircraft.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5527&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Apr-2020 07:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Aug-2021 21:58 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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