The story
At the date of 01-01-1945, time: 09h20, hawker Typhoon serial MN816 was destroyed on the ground by 90+ Luftwaffe aircraft attacking the airfield. The location was B.78 Eindhoven (airfield). The unit was 438 squadron RCAF. The pilot's identity is unknown, he escaped unhurt.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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