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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1940 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9421 |
| MSN: | 583 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mouth of the Schelde, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley |
| Kenley |
Operation - Convoy Patrol.
The aircraft with call sign 'SH-F' was shot down in combat with Bf 109s.
Pilot - F/O A.J.O.Jeffery DFC.
F/O Jeffery's body washed up near Wissenkerke (Zeeland) on the 21st of August 1940.
He is buried at Vlissingen Cemetery.
Sources:
'The Battle of Britain-Then and Now.'
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0753A&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 |
| 05-Jan-2011 20:24 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, ] |
| 05-Jan-2011 20:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2011 13:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 21:16 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:59 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2019 14:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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