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| Date: | Monday 17 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN707 |
| MSN: | F3-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SE of Caen near Orne river -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.9 Lantheuil |
Shot down by flak while bombing Orne river bridge.
Crashed near Caen.
Pilot was J/11317 F/O Robert Melne McKenzie RCAF.
Sources:
438 SQN archives
Veterans Affairs Canada
Back to Normandy
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 08:05 | tachel | Added |
| 01-Jan-2018 10:44 | tachel | Updated [Date, Location, ] |
| 21-Mar-2021 17:48 | tachel | Updated [Photo, ] |
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