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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 609 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JP975 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Maclou-la-Brière -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The airplane crashed after fuel starvation. The pilot, James Stellin, died as the parachute failed to deploy.
Sources:
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hawker-typhoon/111573-4151529.html
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/19/why-a-french-village-remembers-a-kiwi-wwii-pilots-heroic-sacrifice/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2024 08:25 | gerard57 | Added |
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