Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib EJ970, Thursday 1 July 1943
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Date:Thursday 1 July 1943
Time:12:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib
Owner/operator:3 Sqn RAF
Registration: EJ970
MSN: QO-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea W of Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Fw 190A's of JG 1.
The Typhoon was on an anti-shipping operation, targeting a convoy.

Takeoff time: 11:25
Pilot: Sgt. F. Lawrence 1330629 RAF Survived POW

Sources:

https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2633&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
17-Jul-2018 19:21 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
30-Aug-2018 20:28 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ]
26-Sep-2018 07:28 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
20-Jun-2022 00:57 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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