ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269238
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1944 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AG553 |
| MSN: | R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dreux, Eure-et-Loir 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham |
Took off at 18h00. 2 ship element got separated from flight, both aircraft were shot down near Dreux.
Pilot was C/24443 F/O Charles Edward Butchart (RCAF). He was captured and remained a prisonner of war at Luft Stalag 3 Sagan.
Sources:
430 Sqdn war diaries from RCAF historial microfilms
DND Archives Canada
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=24443&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/rcaf-prisoners-of-war-pow/
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AG553
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=430+sqd&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 October 1944 | AM191 | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2021 05:57 | tachel | Added |
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