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| Date: | Friday 13 October 1944 |
| Time: | 17:35 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 197 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN921 |
| MSN: | OV-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Heusden, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.70 Antwerp/Deurne, Belgium |
The aircraft was hit by Flak while engaged in an operation to Breda; emergency-landing.
The RCAF pilot, F/O. W.B.T. Smiley, was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4535&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Oct-2019 16:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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