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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | JR356 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flamets-Frétils -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down and crashed. The pilot jumped by parachute, survived the crash and eventually evaded German occupied territory.
Sources:
https://actu.fr/normandie/flamets-fretils_76265/qui-se-souvient-de-john-thorogood-tombe-le-30-mai-1944-pres-de-neufchatel-en-bray_54744913.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2022 07:31 | gerard57 | Added |
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