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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1944 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 164 (Argentine-British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN237 |
| MSN: | FJ-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waal river near Dreumel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.77 Gilze-Rijen |
The aircraft was hit by Flak west of Tiel; the RAAF pilot, F/Lt. N.L. Merrett (DFC+), bailed out. Aircraft crashed east bank of Waal river.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944%20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/164_wwII.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Oct-2019 17:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2019 17:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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