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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN188 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was hit by Hauptmann Klaus Mietusch of the Stab III./JG 26, who was flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Dinant or Florennes airfield, Belgium; and crashed. Pilot Officer C.A. Tidy evaded capture and returned to duty on the 20th September.
The Typhoon was on a Ramrod operation.
Ramrod - bomber raid escorted by fighters aimed at destruction of a specific target in daylight
Sources:
Research by Nick Hector, FB group '🌎World War II Aces & Their Weapons...'
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MN188
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 08:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Mar-2019 12:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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