Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB MN524,
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Date:Saturday 24 June 1944
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF
Registration: MN524
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saint-Malo, Brittany -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bolt Head
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Aircrraft flown by (R/149115) WO2 A.J. Ryan (RCAF) - killed.
Mission - Attack shipping in St. Malo harbour
Shot down by FLAK, crashed in Saint-Malo post office.

Sources:

Paradie database
National archives of Canada

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Nov-2017 06:41 tachel Added
09-Nov-2017 13:35 tachel Updated [Location, Narrative]
13-Nov-2017 07:16 tachel Updated [Location, Narrative]

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