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| Date: | Saturday 3 July 1943 |
| Time: | 12:53 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JP392 |
| MSN: | US- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heyniusstraat / v.d. Helmkade, Leiden, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matlaske |
Shot down by light Flak.
The Typhoon was on a Rhubarb operation to Leiden.
Rhubarb - low-level strike operation mounted in cloudy condition against enemy targets in Occupied Countries
Takeoff time: 12:15
Pilot: F/Sgt. R.G. Gravett 1268706 RAF Oestgeest 13
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2637&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jul-2018 20:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2018 20:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Sep-2018 07:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 27-Nov-2019 23:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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