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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1944 |
| Time: | 19:25 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN579 |
| MSN: | F3-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Roiville -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lantheuil |
Aircraft was hit by flak and caught fire. Pilot abandonned aircraft by parachute, landed behind enemy lines and was captured. He became a POW and was interned at Stalag Luft L1 Barth Vogelsang until end of hostilities in Europe.
Pilot was J/11044 F/L George Percy Edington RCAF
Sources:
438 SQN RCAF archives from https://heritage.canadiana.ca/
https://backtonormandy.org
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=118sqn+%28RCAF%29&qand=11044&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200001685/#MN579
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MN579
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 16:58 | tachel | Added |
| 16-Dec-2017 09:27 | tachel | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 21-Mar-2021 17:52 | tachel | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 21-Dec-2023 19:58 | tachel | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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