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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1945 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL214 |
| MSN: | AH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waterweg road, Putten, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.85 Schijndel |
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed, while engaged in an armed recce operation. The 24-year-old Norwegian pilot, Fnr. Oluf Ragnar Wagtskjold, died in the crash of the plane. He rests at Bergen/Solheim cemetery in Norway.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5330&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
https://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2306061/Noren-halen-wrakstuk-vliegtuig-op-uit-Putten
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Sep-2013 06:52 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2015 18:37 | Unites | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 06-Nov-2016 17:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:57 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 25-Feb-2020 12:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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