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| Date: | Sunday 13 August 1944 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN720 |
| MSN: | I8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-9 Lantheuil |
Hit by flak,perished in crash.
Pilot was J/21517 F/O Roger Eugene George McCurdy (RCAF)
Sources:
440 Squadron war time records from DND Canada microfiche
Archives Canada from Ancestry.ca
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2328081
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=440+sqd+rcaf
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=21517
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2021 16:26 | tachel | Added |
| 30-Jan-2021 16:30 | tachel | Updated [Location, ] |
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