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| Date: | Thursday 26 November 1942 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 268 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM143 |
| MSN: | -X (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kootwijkerbroek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snailwell (takeoff 13:50 hrs) |
Damaged by Flak.
Op: 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.
Crew:
F/Lt (70267) William Mackenzie Roderick GRIFFIN DFC (pilot) RAF - killed - 33 years old
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1916
http://www.holum.net/gen/squadron26.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Sep-2011 12:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2011 15:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2011 05:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2017 13:16 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2017 14:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2017 14:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 13-Feb-2018 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2020 11:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 06-Oct-2022 10:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2022 10:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, ] |
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