ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245811
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z2397 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Italian airfield at Gela, Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Takali Malta |
Shot down by flak. Pilot perished in crash.
Pilot was 37904 W/C Mark Henry Brown, a Canadian serving in the RAF.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z2397
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/1914-1945/battle-of-britain/
https://comoxairforcemuseum.ca/wwii-canadian-ace-mark-henry-brown/
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=37904&searchfield=field_all&type=all
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=37904
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2020 15:08 | tachel | Added |
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