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| Date: | Sunday 10 September 1944 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN796 |
| MSN: | I8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.58 Melsbroek Airfield, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-58 Melsbroek |
Engine seized at 2500 feet on climb out from Melsbroek airbase. Pilot attempted a dead stick landing but touched down short of the runway with a single main landing gear partially down that tore off on impact. Aircraft bounced, flipped on its back and caught fire. Pilot managed to extricate himself from the wreck with burns to face and hands and minor injuries.
Pilot: 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 16:05 | tachel | Added |
| 14-Nov-2022 06:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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