Incident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB JR356,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300337
 
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Date:Tuesday 30 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: JR356
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Flamets-Frétils -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down and crashed. The pilot jumped by parachute, survived the crash and eventually evaded German occupied territory.

Sources:

https://actu.fr/normandie/flamets-fretils_76265/qui-se-souvient-de-john-thorogood-tombe-le-30-mai-1944-pres-de-neufchatel-en-bray_54744913.html

Revision history:

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31-Oct-2022 07:31 gerard57 Added

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