ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51721
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 1943 |
| Time: | 09:49 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 541 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MB792 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Hit by a Bf 109G of the III./JG 54 (stationed at Deelen airfield). The Spitfire was on a Photo Recce operation to Kiel, Germany.
Takeoff time: 05:30
Pilot: W/O II R.M. Lawrence R/103250 RCAF Vlissingen F 11 Washed up Nieuwesluis 30 Jun 43 in dinghy
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2563&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG54.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jun-2018 13:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2018 06:59 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 07:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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