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| Date: | Friday 22 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 247 (China British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JR208 |
| MSN: | ZY-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Asten, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium |
The aircraft failed to return from an operation in support of Market Garden.
The pilot, F/Sgt. J.A.D. Meechan, survived the crash but his further where-abouts are unknown.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4279&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 |
| 14-Sep-2019 07:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2021 09:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-Aug-2021 09:53 | SF | Updated [Other fatalities, Operator, ] |
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