ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269566
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 14:05 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AM145 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 6 miles north of Etaples, Pas-de-Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gatwick |
2 X Mustangs on armed recce took off at 13:16. Once over France, encountered weather unsuitablke for photographic recce near target and aborted mission. On return to base while crossing French coast, encountered moderate accurate light and heavy flak. AM145 took damage in the radiator and pilot had to crash land on home airfield boundary when engine failed. Time of crash was 14h30.
Pilot was J/24152 F/O Edward John Geddes RCAF
Sources:
F/O Geddes' personnel records from DND Archives Canada
430 Sqn RCAF records and war diary from RCAF historical microfilms
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=430+sqd&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2021 20:19 | tachel | Added |
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