ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140897
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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1 PRU RAF |
| Registration: | AA810 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Langurda, Surnadal -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Scotland |
T/o from Wick at 08.07 on a photo reconnaissanse to Trondheim. He was shot down by two Messerschmitts from Jagdgruppe Losigkeit, flown by Lt.Heinz Knoke and Lt.Dieter Gerhard. Gunn bailed out and became POW. He was later transfered to Sagan Prison camp where he took part in "The Great Escape". He was recaptured near Görlitz and murdered by Gestapo on 4.June 1944.
Crew:
F/Lt (60340) Alastair Donald Mackintosh GUNN (pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/beverdalen.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-58896152
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2011 01:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Sep-2013 07:12 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2015 17:20 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2021 06:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
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