ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203395
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| Date: | Monday 13 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BL782 |
| MSN: | YO-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Somme River Estuary -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill |
Mid air collision with Spitfire Vb BM650 flown by Flt Lt J R C Tyre RCAF from same unit over Somme Estuary. Claimed by JG26.
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/78406) Frank Alexander Duff (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sources:
401 sqn archives
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2234641
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/tyre-james-russell-courtney.html
https://backtonormandy.org/my-page/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/spitfire/109845-4153139.html
CWGc
Fighter command Losses 1942
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffrancecrashes39-45.net%2Fpage_fiche_av.php%3Fid%3D5584&edit-text=&act=url
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1942 | BS120 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Dieppe | |
sub |
| 13 January 1943 | EN130 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Dunkirk - Sangatte | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2017 08:37 | tachel | Added |
| 13-Feb-2018 14:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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