ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296229
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1942 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 400 (City of Toronto) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM151 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off French coast near Dieppe -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham |
Flight of 2 reconnaissance Mustangs took off at 13:15 hrs for the Dieppe area. This aircraft flown by P/O Burlingam on his very first operational mission, was the weaver following the photo aircraft flown by F/O Grant. It was last seen over Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer and failed to return to base.
Pilot was J/8347 P/O David Garrett Burlingam (RCAF). His body washed ashore near Coxyde Belgium on 9 September 1942.
Sources:
P/O Burlingam's personnel records from RCAF/DND Archives Canada
400 Sqn RCAF wartime records from RCAF hostorical microfilms
400 Sqn RCAF wartime records from UK The National Archives
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=8347&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AM151
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 18:10 | tachel | Added |
| 13-Oct-2022 18:15 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
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