ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19264
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 1945 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV |
| Owner/operator: | 654 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MT286 |
| MSN: | 935 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of Argenta -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in combat when shot down by flak on 18.4.1945 while spotting for artillery North of Argenta Italy. The pilot Capt F LeBreton AFC Royal Artillery was killed in the crash. He was initially buried by the Germans at the crash site but was moved to the Ravenna CWGC site.
Additional note / correction: It seems that it crashed near Rovigo in a small town town named Molinella
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p09.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=820
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/654_wwII.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/04/a1982504.shtml
War diary of 654 Sqn RAF April 1945
For further info for the additional note please contact: michele.ciccone73@gmail.com
Images:
At the CWGC at Ravenna Jan 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2013 12:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2013 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2020 07:12 | arcticfox | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 28-Apr-2022 05:32 | Mik73 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2022 05:50 | Mik73 | Updated [Source] |
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