ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265606
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 486 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ956 |
| MSN: | SA-I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near Cany-Barville. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex |
On 23 March 1943, two aircraft flown by F/O Smith and F/Sgt Mawson were on a "Rhubarb" over France. Just as they were crossing the coast at low altitude, Mawson's Typhoon EJ956 was hit by light flak. He managed to belly-land in a field near Cany-Barville. The aircraft was captured before he could destroy it. 23/03/1943
The first Typhoon to be captured the Luftwaffe was EJ956 SA-I of 486 (NZ) Sqdn.
The Typhoon was repaired and test flown at Rechlin (a German equivalent to RAE Farnborough), and later served as T9+GK with "Zirkus Rosarius". Typhoon EJ956 overturned and was written off during a forced landing near Meckelfeld, on 14/08/1944
Crew:
F/Sgt (NZ.411430) William Knapton MAWSON (pilot) RNZAF - POW
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Typhoon
ORB 486 Sqdn RNZAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2021 11:32 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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