ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160586
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| Date: | Monday 17 July 1944 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 400 (City of Toronto) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PL797 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Bayeux -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-8 Sommervieu |
| Villers area |
Aircraft was attacked and disabled by a number of Fw-190s, engine caught fire and pilot had to abandon aircraft.
Pilot was J/10116 F/L Frank Edward William Hanton, DFC. RCAF
He suffered severe burns to face, legs and arms and was hospitalized. He was one of many burn victims in World War II to receive experimental plastic surgery from pioneering New Zealand Doctor Archibald McIndoe, whose dedication to skin grafting and plastic surgery techniques in World War II gained him worldwide notoriety. This made him a member of the "Guinea Pig Club".
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
400 Sqn war time records from RCAF historical microfilms
RCAF / DND Archives Canada
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=10116&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2013 02:48 | JINX | Added |
| 05-Nov-2014 16:53 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase] |
| 18-Jul-2016 17:58 | Jack Elkington | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2020 13:52 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2021 19:12 | tachel | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2024 09:20 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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