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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 274 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ655 |
| MSN: | JJ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zwolle, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, the aircraft was hit by a Luftwaffe fighter, probably flown by Oberleutnant Willi Heilmann of the 9./JG 54, who was flying a Fw 190 D-9 from Oldenburg airfield, Germany.
The Tempest crashed and the pilot, F/O. J.M. Mears, was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4498&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
LW claims by Michael Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Oct-2019 17:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2019 19:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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