ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246713
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 181 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN821 |
| MSN: | EL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.6 Coulombs -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.6 Coulombs |
Aircraft returned to base after sustaining flak damage, pilot injured in knee. Crash landed and slammed into 3 unmanned but fully fueled and armed Typhoons from 247 Sqn (JP786, MN303, MN795). Impact caused major fire. Pilot was rescued but was baddly burned. Member of the Guinea Pig Club.
Pilot was J11084 F/L James Kenneth Allison (RCAF)
Sources:
RCAF records from DND Canada
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/navigation.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=11084
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MN821
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=mn821
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1945 | EK172 | 181 Sqn RAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2021 14:07 | tachel | Added |
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