ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52445
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| Date: | 02-JUN-1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AM256 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Epinay -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham, Hampshire |
F/O Clarke was engaged in "Rhubarb" operations in a Mustang aircraft (AM256) over the Cabouty - Tisieux area of France and crashed, due to enemy action, at Epinay. Some reports indicate that the Mustang was shot down during air-to-air combat with an Me 109 from JG2
Crew:
F/O (J/12318) -Robert William CLARKE (Pilot) RCAF Killed
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1942%20sec_tcm5-7283.pdf
2. http://400sqn.blogspot.com/2011/05/they-are-not-forgotten.
3. html
http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/allied/royalairforce/400sqd-raf.html
4. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=862
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Sep-2011 12:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2011 12:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 26-Sep-2011 12:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 23:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2018 10:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 20:53 | Vicktor | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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