ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202894
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN321 |
| MSN: | F3-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ondefontaine, (10 km South West of Villers Bocage) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.9 Lantheuil |
Exploded in mid air from direct hit by flak.
Aircraft piloted by (J/17649 )F/O Douglas Keith Moores (RCAF)
Sources:
438 SQN archives
Veterans Affairs Canada
Archives Canada
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 1944 | MP135 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 1 | near Coesfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 6 November 1944 | PD475 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 0 | 2 km NE of B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2017 06:50 | tachel | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 14:57 | tachel | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2021 17:49 | tachel | Updated [Photo] |
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