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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JP446 |
| MSN: | US-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pas de Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matlaske |
Hit by flak, aircraft abandonned. Pilot was C/22655 F/O Robert Gordon Crosby (RCAF), he evaded capture.
Sources:
438 SQN archives.
Royal Canadian Air Force Association web site (DFC and MiD citations)
Back to Normandy
Paradie RCAF database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2018 16:49 | tachel | Added |
| 27-Nov-2019 23:16 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 27-Nov-2019 23:16 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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