The story
t the date of 01-01-1945, time: 09h10, Hawker Typhoon serial MP177 was destroyed on the ground by Luftwaffe fighter bombers. The location of the plane was at B.78 Eindhoven (airfield). The pilot's identity is unknown, he escaped injury. The aircraft was part of 438 squadron RCAF.
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