ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49499
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 453 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | SM187 |
| MSN: | FU-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Duindigt, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matlaske, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 10:05 hrs for an operation to Den Haag.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed. The pilot, F/Lt. W.R. Bennett (DFC), was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4833&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1944 | BS310 | 453 Sqn RAAF | 0 | near Arnhem, Gelderland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Oct-2019 16:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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