ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245428
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1944 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MK687 |
| MSN: | AU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Croix-sur-Mer -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley |
Damaged by enemy fighters (Bf-109s & Fw-190s) in dogfight and by flak on RTB.
Pilot was J/6189 F/L Benton Thomas Gilmour (RCAF) D.F.C. of 421 Sqn.
Pilot crash landed at airfield B.3 St. Croix-sur-Mer. Aircraft was so riddled by bullets and flak that it was scrapped.
Sources:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/angels_eight/127day03.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=6189
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1943 | BS319 | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF | 1 | St Omer | |
w/o |
| 25 September 1944 | MK990 | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Nijmegen, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 25 September 1944 | MJ394 | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Venray, Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2020 02:40 | tachel | Added |
| 08-Dec-2020 02:43 | tachel | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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