ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247488
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 1944 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN369 |
| MSN: | I8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rocquancourt -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-9 Lantheuil |
Explosion blew right wing off as pilot depressed the cannon firing button during the attack dive. Aircraft did 2 quick right spins sending pilot into a daze, he came to under his parachute clear of the aircraft. During his descent directly over the combat front, enemy small arms cut some parachute lines and grazed his elbow and left leg. Pilot hid in bushes evading enemy infantry and made it to nearby Canadian ground troops who brought him to a nearby field hospital by jeep. Pilot was evacuated to the UK for treatment of his wounds which included 1st and 2nd degree burns to face and hands, and shrapnel wounds to back and wrist. Pilot was J10565 F/L Douglas Clair Stults (RCAF).
Sources:
440 Squadron RCAF war time logs from DND Canada archive microfilms.
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/Douglas%20Clair-Stults.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=440+sqd+rcaf&qand=&exc1=&exc2=
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=stults&qand=&exc1=&exc2=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 March 1944 | JR439 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | 5 miles south of New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire |  |
w/o |
| 3 May 1944 | JR451 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | 1/2 a mile short of runway at RAF Predannack | |
sub |
| 7 June 1944 | MN307 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | South of Caen, Calvados | |
w/o |
| 12 June 1944 | MN115 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | 2 miles south of Christchurch | |
w/o |
| 17 July 1944 | MN715 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Near Maltot, SW of Caen | |
w/o |
| 8 August 1944 | MN313 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Near Clair Tizon | |
w/o |
| 12 August 1944 | Mp122 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | North of St. Philbert-sur-Orne | |
w/o |
| 13 August 1944 | MN720 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados | |
w/o |
| 18 August 1944 | MN929 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | SE of Vimoutier, Orne | |
w/o |
| 19 August 1944 | MN154 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | West of Orbec | |
w/o |
| 9 September 1944 | MN817 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | North East of Brussels |  |
w/o |
| 10 September 1944 | MN796 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.58 Melsbroek Airfield, Flemish Brabant | |
w/o |
| 29 October 1944 | MN352 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Broekstraat road, Someren, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 19 November 1944 | MN801 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | near Kerken, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 24 December 1944 | MN453 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | near Schleiden | |
w/o |
| 1 January 1945 | RB192 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 January 1945 | PD621 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 January 1945 | PD595 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 January 1945 | MP139 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 January 1945 | MN984 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 January 1945 | MN940 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 1 January 1945 | MN569 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 3 February 1945 | PD497 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | near Bocholt (NRW) | |
w/o |
| 28 February 1945 | MN581 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | West of Wesel | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2021 03:08 | tachel | Added |
| 05-Feb-2021 04:05 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2021 04:06 | tachel | Updated [Destination airport] |
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