Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI TB597,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48932
 
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Date:Saturday 31 March 1945
Time:15:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
Owner/operator:340 (Ile-de-France) Sqn RAF
Registration: TB597
MSN: GW-B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Deventer, Overijssel -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.85 Schijndel (NL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Free French pilot Lt. F. Fuchs was taken prisoner of war.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5463&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
19 November 1944 PL427 340 (Ile-de-France) Sqn RAF 0 Deurne, Antwerp w/o
Mid-air collision

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
24-Mar-2020 10:00 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Mar-2020 10:59 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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