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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 1944 |
| Time: | 08:10 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN307 |
| MSN: | I8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South of Caen, Calvados -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurn |
Hit by flak and small arms fire, caught fire, exploded in mid air prior to ground impact. Pilot abandonned aircraft too low for parachute to deploy.
Pilot was J/11280 F/L Wilfred Joseph Mahagan (RCAF)
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MN307
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/Wilfred%20Joseph-Mahagan.html
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2633561?Wilfred%20Joseph%20Mahagan
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=11280
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2021 18:51 | tachel | Added |
| 03-Jan-2021 19:07 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2021 19:29 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2021 19:29 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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