ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316257
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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MJ899 |
| MSN: | DB- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Vimoutier, Orne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B18 Cristot |
Took off at 14h30 on an armed recce mission. Hit by flak, pilot baled out safely and was captured. He was released by his captors on 21 August to coordinate their surrender to the advancing allies.
Pilot: J/6795 Flight lieutenant Alexander Foch Halcrow DFC (RCAF)
Sources:
Personnel file of F/L Halcrow
411 (RCAF) Sqn wartime archives from RCAF historical microfilms
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=mj899&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=MJ899
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j6795&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=6795&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 November 1944 | PL434 | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 28 November 1944 | PL198 | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 20 January 1945 | NH380 | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF | 0 | 'Ehrental' estate, Slichtenhorsterweg, Nijkerk, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 8 February 1945 | PL430 | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Loosbroek, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 22 February 1945 | MJ187 | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF | 0 | 3 km S of B.88 Heesch Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 24 March 1945 | NH438 | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.88 Heesch Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2023 13:36 | tachel | Added |
| 30-Jun-2023 13:38 | tachel | Updated |
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