ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192890
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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HV496 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chindwin river bank near the village of Alon -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
In the Arakan two pilots of 607 Sqn RAF were strafing a river steamer on the Chindwin when Flg Off Tony Krause’s aircraft, the Hurricane II HV496 AF-F, streamed black smoke and crash-landed on the river bank near the village of Alon. Krause survived and was captured by the Japanese.
Sources:
"Air War for Burma", by Christopher Shores. ISBN 1-904010-95-4
http://www.ukserials.com/serials-older-ha.htm
http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/monywa/alon/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2017 17:39 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Operator] |
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