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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 174 (Mauritius) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7620* |
| MSN: | XP- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel |
Takeoff at 16:05 hrs for an armed recce operation to Osnabrück, Germany.
The aircraft crash-landed with battle damage caused by Flak.
* Not the correct serial no. for this aircraft. P7620 was a Spitfire Mark II. Correct serial is R7620
Pilot / P/O. F.E. Wheeler
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5291A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-May-2013 02:16 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2020 09:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2021 20:48 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2021 09:47 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Jan-2025 18:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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