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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MP135 |
| MSN: | F3-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Coesfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
Aircraft flown by (J10652) F/L Albert Barclay Newsome 438 SQN RCAF. Hit by accurate German FLAK while dive bombing. Pilot killed.
Sources:
438 SQN archives.
National archives of Canada
https://backtonormandy.org
Paradie Archive Database
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 19:43 | tachel | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 15:23 | tachel | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2019 19:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Mar-2021 17:54 | tachel | Updated [Photo, ] |
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