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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 1945 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV |
| Owner/operator: | 660 (AOP) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MT347 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of Xanten -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was shot down by a Bf 109 fighter aircraft of the 6./JG 27, while engaged in a recce flight.
Claimants were Leutnant Anton Wöffen and Feldwebel Stefan Kanzler.
The crew of two didn't survive:
Pilot / Capt. C.L. Curtis Willson 72227 RAF / Groesbeek War Cemetery in the Netherlands; grave VI-B-5 / initially buried Bedburg-Hau
Photographer / Sgt. H.H.A. Barnett D/46110 RCAF / Groesbeek RCAF cemetery in the Netherlands; grave II-G-14
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5371&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
LW claims by Michael Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Mar-2020 15:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2020 18:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2020 18:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2025 14:01 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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