ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160419
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 453 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PL313 |
| MSN: | D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Lisieux -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
PL313 - Believed shot down by Bf.109's. Pilot Alan William Dowding AUS/425139 RAAF baled out whilst at 800 ft - slightly injured (reported as a broken hip) captured almost immediately by German artillery soldiers to become a PoW.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/homepage.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1945 | RM850 | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF | 1 | 5 miles North of Hamburg |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2013 20:56 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Mar-2015 02:15 | Giggatson | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2017 06:33 | pietrzak | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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