ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268456
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 1944 |
| Time: | 13:55 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AP235 |
| MSN: | A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sermentot, Calvados -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham |
Pilot was J/10276 F/L Richard Burton Moore (RCAF)
Flight of 4 x Mustangs on Tac Recce took off at 11h30. Moore was in a camera aircraft as was his wingman F/O Clark. 2 more Mustangs (Geddes & St.Paul) flew top cover for them. The flight was jumped by 8 x Fw-190s at 1500 feet near Carronges. They broke into the attackers and made for the coast after a short exchange of fire. They opted for a landing at airfield B-2 Bazenville to ascertain damage to their individual aircrafts. Contact was lost with Moore a mere few minutes from the airfield.
Sources:
430 Sqdn war diaries from RCAF historical microfilms
Personnel records from DND Archives Canada
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2339086
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=10276&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2021 16:42 | tachel | Added |
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