| Date and time |
06.10.1944 12:00 - 13:25 (1 h 25 min) |
| Aircraft |
Spitfire IX L.F. (PT943)
|
| Unit |
222 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
| Duty |
Dive bomb and strafe |
| Aircrew |
Fg Off. Niels Juul Rysensteen Buchwald
(Pilot)
|
| Details |
The Squadron, led by S/Ldr. H.C. Rigby, D.F.C., bombed and strafed self-propelled guns in a wood N. of Baarle Nassau. All bombs fell in the target area but overshot slightly due to wind. There was moderate flak and W/O A. Cooper was hit while strafing, but managed to land at Antwerp. |
| Source |
AIR 27/1372 |
| Note |
222 Sqn ORB Form 540 records that "F/O N.J.Buchwald returned with starboard mainplane "bent upwards"." ORB records the a/c as PT443, which is not a valid Spitfire serial. Most likely PT943. |