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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1943 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DN599 |
| MSN: | MR-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles East of Winterton-on-sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matlaske |
Engine quit 1000 feet ASL, pilot baled over water. He spent 20 minutes in his dingy before being rescued by a Walrus of 278 Air/Sea Rescue Squadron.
Pilot was J16142 F/O Ramsay Herbert Milne (RCAF).
Sources:
245 Sqn records from UK national Archives https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8396775
The Typhoon Project https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/Ramsay-Milne.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=16142
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=j%2F16142
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2021 18:46 | tachel | Added |
| 25-Jan-2021 20:15 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2021 20:24 | tachel | Updated [Source, ] |
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