ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50742
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 80 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ519 |
| MSN: | W2- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea or Schelde near Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Takeoff at 11:30 hrs for an offensive patrol.
The aircraft was hit by Flak while attacking Flak positions on Walcheren island, Zeeland.
The pilot, W/O P.L. Godfrey, is missing in action and is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4048&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1944 | EJ664 | 80 Sqn RAF | 1 | into the Krammer water, Sint Philipsland, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 25 September 1944 | EJ650 | 80 Sqn RAF | 0 | Battenoord, Nieuwe-Tonge, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 24 March 1945 | NV966 | 80 Sqn RAF | 0 | Deurnesche Peel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2019 19:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2019 15:29 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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