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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 439 (Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN310 |
| MSN: | 5V-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Pierre la vieille -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.9 Lantheuil |
Shot down by flak while bombing Orne river bridge. Aircraft exploded during attempted crash landing.
Aircraft piloted by J/22034 F/O Ronald Olaf Moen RCAF
Sources:
439 SQN archives
Veterans Affairs Canada
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1076993
Back to Normandy
https://backtonormandy.org/my-page/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hawker-typhoon/110585-4152407.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2017 16:52 | tachel | Added |
| 28-Dec-2017 07:29 | tachel | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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