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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | 18:45h |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 182 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MP172 |
| MSN: | XM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamweg road, Horst, Limburg / 51˚26'32.17 -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Advanced Landing Ground B.86 Helmond |
| Emmerich, Halten, Bocholt, Brüggen |
Crew:
P/O D.K.*Ken Lovell (Survived and joined Squadron a few hours later)
At 17.55h six Typhoons under command of F/Lt Lloyd took of from ALG B.86 Helmond for an armed recce in the Emmerich, Halten, Bochold area.
The village of Brüggen was attacked and left on fire. Little movement was seen in the area,
although one MET was destroyed. Ken Lovell received damage from FLAK and had to crash land his aircraft in Horst NL. He later returned to the mess very dusty. The remaining aircraft returned to base at 19.00h
Sources:
SGLO
ORB's
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5437&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2019 13:37 | Piet Snellen | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2020 09:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, ] |
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