ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265701
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| Date: | Sunday 25 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 63 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL753 |
| MSN: | NE- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 miles west of Cherbourg, 2 miles inland from the coast -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lee-on-Solent |
On naval recce in the Cherbourg area. Aircraft inverted from 3800 feet and dove into the ground. Wingman observed fire on ground and light flak.
Pilot was J/12234 Flight Lieutenant Cleeton Barrington Farr (RCAF)
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=bl753&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2955851
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=12234&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/42127_83024005508_0330-00221?backUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ancestry.ca%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsse.dll%3F_phsrc%3DSHI25%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D9145%26cp%3D0%26_F4E2F07A%3Dj12234%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dv66%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D50998%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1%26queryId%3D408c82df0feed9034cd3caa8968d31e2&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=50998
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2021 21:12 | tachel | Added |
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