ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229745
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| Date: | 12-OCT-1944 |
| Time: | 15:38 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF.Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 416 (City of Oshawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | ML138 |
| C/n / msn: | DN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | B.82 Grave airfield -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.82 Grave (NL) |
In the autumn of 1944, the Advanced Landing Ground of B.82 Grave was subjected to several attacks by Me 262 A-2a 'Sturmvogel' jet aircraft of the I./Kampfgeschwader 51.
On eight days in total, the airfield was targeted, on which the Messerschmitts dropped anti-personnel bombs. Thirteen deaths were the result, with more than eighty wounded. On the 12th of October, a Spitfire was damaged beyond repair by a bomb.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4516A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2019 15:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Feb-2020 16:08 | Xindel XL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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