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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Mp122 |
| MSN: | I8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of St. Philbert-sur-Orne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-9 Lantheuil |
Hit by flak while bombing a bridge north of St. Philbert-sur-Orne, France. Aircraft immediately burst into flames and crashed killing the pilot.
Pilot was J/28180 Flying Officer John Fraser Dewar (RCAF)
Sources:
440 Squadron (RCAF) records from DND archives
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2332065
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=440+sqd+rcaf
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MP122
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2021 20:36 | tachel | Added |
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