Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI TB494,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49084
 
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Date:Sunday 25 February 1945
Time:13:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
Owner/operator:322 (Dutch) Sqn RAF
Registration: TB494
MSN: 3W-C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:B.85 Schijndel Airfield, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.85 Schijndel
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 13:10 hrs for an armed recce operation.
The aircraft was damaged by Flak.

Pilot / Sgt. L.D. Knappert / safe

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5316B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
21-Feb-2020 14:58 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2022 06:56 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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