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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN453 |
| MSN: | I8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schleiden -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-78 Eindhoven NL |
Hit by flak while straffing.
Pilot was J17954 F/O Charles Frederick Joseph Harwood (RCAF)
Sources:
440 Squadron RCAF records (Archives DND Canada)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=52081
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/Charles%20Frederick%20Joseph-Harwood.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=440+sqd+rcaf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2021 19:41 | tachel | Added |
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