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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1944 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 183 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN247 |
| MSN: | TP-T “Trixie” |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vortum-Mullem, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
When flying a sweep operation, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed near the ferry to Afferden, Limburg.
The pilot, F/Lt. P.E. Raw (DFC), is buried at Eindhoven.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3533&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 |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2019 16:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Mar-2024 06:30 | ManstonHistory | Updated [Cn, Country, ] |
| 12-Oct-2024 17:22 | Anon. | Updated [Country, ] |
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