Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB SW525, Monday 23 April 1945
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Date:Monday 23 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:439 (Westmount) Sqn RCAF
Registration: SW525
MSN: 5V-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ratzeburg -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.100 Goch Germany
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Damaged by flak. Crash landed behind enemy lines. POW
Pilot was J/16210 Flight Lieutenant J H McCullough RCAF

Sources:

Back to Normandy https://backtonormandy.org/my-page/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hawker-typhoon/110611-4152433.html
439 SQN RCAF archives
Paradie RCAF database http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=McCullough
The RCAF overseas the 6th year page 339

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Dec-2017 07:17 tachel Added
12-Oct-2020 00:44 tachel Updated [Total fatalities, ]

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