ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294567
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| Date: | Monday 27 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AB983 |
| MSN: | YO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | French coast near Dunkirk -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill |
One of six 401 Sqn (RCAF) losses suffered on this day.
Shot down by a Bf-109 of JG26.
Pilot was J/3717 Pilot Officer John Allan Small RCAF
Sources:
401 Sqn wartime records from RCAF historical microfilms
Personnel records of P/O Small including the loss report
http://aircrewremembered.com/small-john-allan.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=3717&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1942 | AB917 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Whitfield Kent |  |
w/o |
| 3 August 1943 | BL339 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Underhill farm, Surrey | |
w/o |
| 20 December 1943 | EN629 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 21 June 1944 | NH207 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | 1 mile west of advanced airfield B6, Coulombs, Calvados | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1944 | MJ246 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Near Briouze, Normandy | |
w/o |
| 19 September 1944 | JK795 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Gerwen, Nuenen, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 2 October 1944 | MJ726 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Oosterheide heath along the Rechtestraat, Odiliapeel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 2 October 1944 | MJ300 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | B.82 Grave Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 20 October 1944 | MK676 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 20 November 1944 | MJ604 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 8 December 1944 | MJ245 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.88 Heesch Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 22 February 1945 | MJ851 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | 7 km N of Hengelo, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 1 March 1945 | MJ448 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.80 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 19:46 | tachel | Added |
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