Flight of Spitfire XII EN622 and Warrant Officer P W Chattin on 1944-09-03
On 1944-09-03, Pilot P W Chattin (Warrant Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 1239825 flew a Spitfire XII with serial EN622 for this duty: Recce. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 41. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Chattin: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Geel War Cemetery, Belgium.
Caverneels Hendrik: WO Chattin was killed by a FW190 A8 on September 3th at 13h30 above Overhespen in Belgium.He Flew a Spitfire XII EN622
German Pilot was Lt Alfred Gross of JG 26 (Green 4 ). He was the wingman of Hptm Emil Lang Who was killed the Same day By Terry Spencer
Sources: JG 26 War Diary by Donald Caldwell
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