The story
At the date of 11-11-1944, time: 09h30, hawker Typhoon serial MN547 was lost. The location of the plane was found at: Follega NL. The unit of crew and plane is: 439 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Flying Officer, name: J.G. Fraser, service number J/36722. The plane belonged to 439 sqdn RCAF. Forced landing due to a glycol leak caused by flak. Follega - 16 km SSE of Sneek - Pilot evaded capture and was brought back by a British AAA battery.
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