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| Date: | Monday 26 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest V |
| Owner/operator: | 56 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ708 |
| MSN: | US-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North-east of Dorsten -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel (NL) |
Crashted north-east of Dorsten after hit by flak.
Pilot F/Lt. William Ross MACLAREN (161788) - killed
He is buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
Sources:
1.Fighter Command Losses Volume 3, page 162 (Norman L. Franks)
2.https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2040072/william-ross-maclaren/
3.https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=ej708
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2025 12:26 | MMR | Added |
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