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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | RB338 |
| MSN: | I8-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Goch, near Kleve (NRW) * -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Was shot down by flak east of Goch - near Uden, The Netherlands.
Crew:
F/O (J/27239) William Robert GIBBS (pilot) RCAF - killed
* LOCATION: Air Britain has this near Wesel (NRW), ca. 30 km E of Goch.
Sources:
https://rcafno128squadron.wordpress.com/
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft PA100 - RZ999, published 1992
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2012 10:09 | ThW | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 12:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2013 12:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2013 19:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2013 09:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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