Mid-air collision Incident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB JR373,
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Date:Friday 7 January 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:174 (Mauritius) Sqn RAF
Registration: JR373
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tœufles near Abbeville -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Westhampnett, Sussex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Typhoon JP600 Crashed after colliding with Typhoon JR373. 07/01/1944
Crew:
W/O (Aus.413800) Ronald Venning SMITH (pilot) RAAF - POW.

Sources:

http://www.courrier-picard.fr/7352/article/2017-01-28/crash-en-1944-dans-le-vimeu-lavion-ete-retrouve
ORB 174 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

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18-Jul-2021 10:11 Nepa Added [Operator]

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