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| Date: | Friday 22 December 1944 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 486 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ715 |
| MSN: | SA-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near 'Hazewinkel' farm at Oldenzaal, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel |
Takeoff at 14:40 hrs for a Ranger operation to the Münster area, Germany.
Ranger - operation to engage air and ground targets within a wide but specified area.
The aircraft was hit by Flak over Vreden (Germany) and Oldenzaal; crashed.
Pilot: NZ412297 F/Lt Stamford Seaton Williams MiD RNZAF - killed. He rests in Losser cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.luchtoorlogboventwente.nl/441222RAF.php
CWGC
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4826&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jan-2015 15:43 | Hinchliffe | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2015 15:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 27-Apr-2015 18:39 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2018 07:45 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2019 11:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2022 00:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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