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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon IB |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN496 |
| MSN: | PR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in sea 20 mi WNW Fécamp (Seine Maritime) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by flak during attack on a German radar station and abandoned.
Pilot: Pierre Soesman (Belgian) - Killed
Sources:
http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Belgian_Aviation_History/ww_ii/609_squadron.htm
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft MA100 - MZ999, published 1991
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2011 14:45 | ThW | Added |
| 13-Jan-2012 23:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 14-Apr-2013 09:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2013 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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