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| Date: | Friday 13 October 1944 |
| Time: | 13:12 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 181 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN640 |
| MSN: | EL-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Amersfoort, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven (takeoff at 12:35 hrs) |
While engaged in an armed recce operation and following an attack on an ammunition train, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, F/Lt. R.D.W. MacKenzie, did not survive and is buried at Amersfoort; grave 13 12 198.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4534
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Oct-2019 16:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Oct-2022 17:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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