ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191244
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| Date: | Friday 15 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | EN183 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St-Martin-des-Entrées, near Bayeux -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The plane was shot down by German Flak. Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. William Kennedy Ferguson, of Peterborough died in the crash of the plane.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=852
https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news-story/8167267-remembering-one-of-peterborough-s-bravest-a-street-in-france-is-named-in-memorby-of-sgt-william-kennedy-ferguson/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2016 15:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 18:17 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Nov-2017 19:07 | tachel | Updated [Operator] |
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