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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN637 |
| MSN: | I8-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cherbourg peninsula -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurn |
Hit by flak, pilot abandonned aircraft and was rescued from Channel waters. Returned to unit.
Pilot was J/26914 F/O Francis Joseph Crowley (RCAF)
Sources:
440 Squadron RCAF records (DND archives)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=26914
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=440+sqd+%28rcaf%29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2021 15:55 | tachel | Added |
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