The story
At the date of 14-01-1945, time: 10h40, Spitfire IX serial MH761 was lost. The location of the plane was found at: Noord-Berghuizen (gem. Losser) NL. The unit of crew and plane is: 401 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Flight Lieutenant, name: Robert James Land, service number J/11579. Shot down by a FW-190 of JG1 piloted by Uffz. G. Sill. The Canadian pilot died in the engagement. The plane belonged to the Allied forces. The location on the map is Noord-Berghuizen Oldenzaal.
Crashed along Hengeloschestraat Noord-Berghuizen Oldenzaal (Mun Losser)
KE report 450114 for time; Archive municpality Losser; "Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst" p.368; "In Losser is niets gebeurt" p.176
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