ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203373
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | EN130 |
| MSN: | YO-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dunkirk - Sangatte -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill |
| Dunkirk - Sangatte |
Hit by 20mm shells from Luftwaffe Bf-109F while patrolling Dunkirk - Sangatte area escorting USAAC B-17s.
returned to base, safe landing.
Sources:
401 Sqn archives
The RCAF overseas the first four years page 83
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=godefroy
https://backtonormandy.org/my-page/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/spitfire/109883-4153177.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 July 1942 | BL782 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Somme River Estuary | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 19 August 1942 | BS120 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Dieppe | |
sub |
| 30 November 1943 | MH911 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | North Sea, off Dutch coast |  |
w/o |
| 14 January 1945 | MH761 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | along Hengelosestraat, Oldenzaal, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 30 April 1945 | MH728 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.88 Heesch Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2017 18:42 | tachel | Added |
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