ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246819
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| Date: | Friday 23 June 1944 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN171 |
| MSN: | I8-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Juvigny -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurn |
Hit by a direct flak hit at 5000 feet, burst into flames. Pilot baled out safely and landed just inside allied lines.
Pilot was J35428 F/O Robert Gerrard Hattie (RCAF)
Sources:
440 Squadron (RCAF) records - DND Canada archives
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/Robert%20G.-Hattie.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=35428
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=440+sqd+rcaf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1944 | PD469 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 1 | G. van der Muelenweg road, Nijverdal, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2021 16:13 | tachel | Added |
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