ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49650
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| Date: | Saturday 18 November 1944 |
| Time: | 16:35 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL845 |
| MSN: | UG- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Paalweg 137b, Venlo, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium |
The aircraft failed to return from a photo recce mission to Venlo.
The pilot, F/O. W.C. Heath (DFC), did not survive and is buried at Hout-Blerick cemetery; grave 4.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4676&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 November 1944 | MB957 | 16 Sqn RAF | 0 | 'Het Hesseler' near Hengelo, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Sep-2013 08:03 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2015 07:47 | King | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2019 11:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2019 11:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
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