The story
On 1944-12-29, Pilot S A Church (Warrant Officer 1st class, RCAF) service number Service number R/87186, flew Typhoon Ib serial MN791 for this duty: bombing operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Shot down by Fw-190, crashed near Coesfeld, abandonned the aircraft by parachute. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 439. The location for the map is Coesfeld Germany. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Church: prisoner of war (PoW).
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