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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1944 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN929 |
| MSN: | I8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SE of Vimoutier, Orne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-9 Lantheuil |
Hit by flak over target. Pilot abandonned aircraft but parachute failed to open.
Pilot was J/29167 F/O John Spencer Colville (RCAF)
Sources:
440 Squadron RCAF wartime records (DND Canada)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=j%2F29167
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=j%2F29167
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MN929
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2021 17:35 | tachel | Added |
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