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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 439 (Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN574 |
| MSN: | 5V- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mesnil-Frementel -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.9 Lantheuil |
Shot down by flak
Pilot was J/21856 F/O John Kalen RCAF.
Sources:
439 SQN archives
Veterans Affairs Canada
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2333569
Back to Normandy
https://backtonormandy.org/my-page/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hawker-typhoon/110609-4152431.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 08:05 | tachel | Added |
| 18-Dec-2017 20:26 | tachel | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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