Incident Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib R7714,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52026
 
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Date:Saturday 10 April 1943
Time:10:59
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib
Owner/operator:56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: R7714
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 1 km W of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Matlaske
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by naval Flak.

Operation: Rhubarb – fighter or fighter-bomber sections, at times of low cloud and poor visibility, crossing the English Channel and then dropping below cloud level to search for opportunity targets such as railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft on the ground, enemy troops, and vehicles on roads.
Call Sign: US-
Pilot: F/Sgt. F. Nettleton 1386217 RAF Survived pow

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2193&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
09-Apr-2018 13:25 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Aug-2018 20:26 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
26-Sep-2018 07:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-Nov-2019 23:11 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
18-Jun-2022 13:44 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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