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| Date: | Friday 28 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Ib |
| Owner/operator: | 266 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN361 |
| MSN: | ZH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southeast of Bayeux -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-3 Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer |
Engine failure.
South African pilot P/O Ian Hugh FORRESTER (160153) killed and is burried at Bayeux War Cemetery, France.
Sources:
1.Fighter Command Losses Volume 3, page 73
2.https://www.auzeau.fr/39-45/france/14-calvados/14-bayeux-war-cemetery-89/
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 13:14 | MMR | Added |
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