ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49895
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| Date: | Monday 25 September 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 132 (City of Bombay) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL316 |
| MSN: | FF-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Reeth, Elst, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.70 Antwerp/Deurne |
While engaged in a patrol in the Arnhem area, the aircraft crashed due to aerial combat with Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighter aircraft.
The pilot, W/O J.J. Hyde, did not survive and is buried at the Jonkerbos cemetery; grave 17 A 7.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4348&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Sep-2013 21:02 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2015 18:25 | Scout | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2015 16:43 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Sep-2019 17:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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