ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139328
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| Date: | Saturday 6 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AM163 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Northern France -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gatwick |
Mustang AM163 collided with the ground, in fog, whilst flying on a 'Rhubarb' operation ( offensive fighter sweep ) on 6/11/43.
Pilot:
F/O (J/20142) John Robertson WARDROPE (pilot) RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120317051003/
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RAF_owned_AG100.html
https://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2317525
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=20142&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=430+sqd&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AM163
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2011 05:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Oct-2011 05:27 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2011 01:42 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 23:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jan-2012 01:58 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2013 22:11 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2015 18:58 | DB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2018 10:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2019 10:46 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:04 | Vicktor | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2021 19:16 | tachel | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
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