ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49767
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 33 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PV160 |
| MSN: | 5R-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Groeneweg, Schoondijke, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Merville (B.53), France |
Takeoff at 15:00 hrs for an armed recce operation in the Breskens area.
Over Zeeland, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The mortal remains of the 22-year-old RNzAF pilot, Warrant Officer George James Roney, were recovered in 1948 together with his machine. He now rests at the Schoondijke general cemetery; grave 303B
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4477&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2019 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2016 04:14 | Rob Roney | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 18:16 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Oct-2019 07:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2022 09:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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