ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48905
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Date: | Sunday 1 April 1945 |
Time: | 12:00 LT |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI |
Owner/operator: | 322 (Dutch) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | RR249 |
MSN: | 3W-Y |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Arkmansweg road, Ambt Delden, Overijssel -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | B.85 Schijndel |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Takeoff at 11:40 hrs for an armed recce operation.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed. The Dutch pilot, F/O. A.A. Homburg, did not survive and rests at Duinhof cemetery at IJmuiden in Noord-Holland.
He was rewarded the Bronzen Leeuw (high Royal Dutch award) twice, at 14 January 1943 and posthumously at 31 March 1952.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5480&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= Google Maps
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_Homburg Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
25-Mar-2020 09:01 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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