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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1944 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 197 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MP157 |
| MSN: | OV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.70 Antwerp/Deurne, Belgium |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, P/O. F.J. Vance, did not survive and is buried at the Bergen op Zoom RCAF cemetery; grave 5 C 2.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4550&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 |
| 09-Oct-2019 17:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 05:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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