ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206018
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| Date: | Monday 26 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MJ463 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 miles north west of Hamm -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.88 Heesch |
Hit by flak. Pilot baled out safely by parachute. Pilot was J/28177 F/O Robert Clare McCracken (RCAF). He was captured and sent to a POW camp.
Sources:
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/spitfire/110188-4152859.html
http://flyingforyourlife.com/pilots/ww2/mc/mccracken/
http://lakefieldwarvets.ca/mccracken-robert/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2018 20:41 | tachel | Added |
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