Accident North American Mustang Mk I AG591,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268199
 
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Date:Wednesday 28 June 1944
Time:20:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Mustang Mk I
Owner/operator:430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF
Registration: AG591
MSN: B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Forward Airfield B-8, near Bayeux
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Flight attacked by enemy fighters. Aircraft failed to return.
Pilot was J/12786 F/O Frederick Harry Bryon (RCAF)

Sources:

http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=12786&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ag591&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AG591
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2331758
430 Sqn records from DND Archives Canada

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
26 July 1944 AM230 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF 0 Between Trun and Falaise, Orne min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Sep-2021 01:16 tachel Added
26-Nov-2021 20:56 dmartin Updated [Departure airport]

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