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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 174 (Mauritius) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JP444 |
| MSN: | XP- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Amiens Glisy airfield -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lydd, Kent |
Typhoon JP444 Hit by a direct flak hit over target during RAMROD 204, crashed in target area. 16/04/1943
Crew:
F/Lt (J/5831)John Rutherford STERNE (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sources:
174 Sqn records from Archives.UK
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=sterne&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/sterne-john-rutherford.html
Sterne's personnel records from DND archives Canada
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/raf/John%20Rutherford-Sterne.html
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=sterne&searchfield=lastname&type=all
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2847250
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2021 20:54 | tachel | Added |
| 06-Mar-2021 20:55 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2021 21:05 | tachel | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 18-Jul-2021 10:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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