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| Date: | Sunday 18 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV |
| Owner/operator: | 662 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MT214 |
| MSN: | 763 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down during artillery spotting over Normandy on 18 June, 1944.
The pilot of this aircraft, Captain Leicester Little, Royal Artillery, British Army died from his injuries the following day.
Leicester Little is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=660
http://francecrashes39-45.net/listes_presents.html
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2013 12:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2013 12:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 21-Jan-2013 12:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 21-Jan-2013 13:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Nov-2014 01:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 06:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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