Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB JR216, Saturday 13 November 1943
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Date:Saturday 13 November 1943
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: JR216
MSN: US-N
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nieuweweg 22, Poeldijk, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Martlesham Heath
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Typhoon was hit by Flak and the pilot performed a crash landing.
The aircraft was on a Rhubarb operation - low-level strike operation mounted in cloudy condition against enemy targets in Occupied Countries.

Damage: 70%
Pilot: F/O. N.A. Wright 121421 RAF Survived Wounded, POW

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3082&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/code_names.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
08-Nov-2018 18:57 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Nov-2018 18:58 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
09-Nov-2018 08:55 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
27-Nov-2019 23:15 Nepa Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Operator]

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