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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MP181 |
| MSN: | F3-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hemsloh -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven NL |
Aircraft flown by WO2 W.J. Kinsella. One of 4 x 438 SQN (RCAF) Typhoons engaged by over 12 x Luftwaffe Bf-109 while dive bombing. Aircraft shot down by enemy fighter.
Sources:
438 SQN (RCAF) archives.
438 wartime pilots' log books.
National Archives Canada.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 07:14 | tachel | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 08:05 | tachel | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 21-Mar-2021 18:09 | tachel | Updated [Photo, ] |
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