ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229783
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 145 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8536 |
| MSN: | SO-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lille -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick |
RCAF pilot R54188 Sgt Joseph Guillaume Laurent Robillard engaged German ace Adolph Galland in aerial combat during Circus 29. He scored hits on Gallands aircraft but was jumped by 9 other Bf-109s. He managed to shoot down 2 of them before being himself forced to bail out. He evaded capture and managed to return to the UK via Gibraltar.
Sources:
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=Robillard&searchfield=lastname&type=all
https://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/squadronprofile.php?SquadronID=51l
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=robillard
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2019 12:36 | tachel | Added |
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