ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205566
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| Date: | Friday 29 December 1944 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 247 (China British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MN356 |
| MSN: | ZY-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Telgte -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven (NL) |
Typhoon MN356 Hit by flak. Crash landed behind enemy lines, captured and sent to POW camp.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/17298) Emmett Andres Magee (pilot) RCAF.- POW
Sources:
RCAF archives.
Gathering of heroes: http://www.gatheringourheroes.ca/hero/magee-emmett-andrew/
247 SQN: http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/247_wwII.html
RAF Commands forums http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?10382-247-(raf)-sqn-p-o-andy-magee
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 March 1945 | RB378 | 247 (China British) Sqn RAF | 0 | 4 miles NW of Kleve (NRW) | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2018 07:41 | tachel | Added |
| 28-Apr-2019 11:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 06-Aug-2021 16:42 | SF | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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