ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201475
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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MK284 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cerqueux, SSE of Lisieux -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.18 Cristot, France |
Shot down by accurate German flak. Wing torn off, plane crashed in flames killing the pilot.
Flown by J/12542 F/L Charles Ernest Fairfield RCAF.
Charles Fairfield is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War cemetery
R.I.P.
Sources:
401 SQN archives
National archives of Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2017 19:33 | tachel | Added |
| 13-Jan-2020 20:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2021 02:47 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Registration, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2021 03:40 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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