ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246677
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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1945 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 56 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | RB343 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodbridge |
Aircraft suffered engine failure immediately after take off, stalled and crashed killing pilot.
Pilot was (J88818) F/O Nelson Leslie Gordon (RCAF). He was an OTU instructor with a completed combat tour on type with 440 Sqn.
Sources:
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/raf/Nelson%20Leslie-Gordon.html
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2458396
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=rb343
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=rb343
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2021 15:10 | tachel | Added |
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