ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230120
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| Date: | Sunday 18 April 1943 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Curtiss Mohawk Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BS790 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Al Le Than Kyaw, Rakhine State -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stn Agartala, Tripura, India |
| RAF Stn Agartala |
This aircraft took off from RAF Agartala at 07:55 local time as part of a 4-plane mission to attack an enemy camp at Al Le Than Kyaw in the Arakan area of the then Burma.
The Mohawk was seen to fly into the ground on a strafing run with all its guns firing. It appears that the pilot was concentrating on his shooting and failed to realise that he was getting dangerously low.
F/O Robert Nevin Chancellor (NZ411859) RNZAF was killed in the crash and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial to the Missing.
R.I.P.
Sources:
RAFWEB.org-Casualties 1943.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2019 06:52 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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