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Flight of Typhoon Ib PD495 and Flying Officer M J Cheyney on 1945-01-24
On 1945-01-24, Pilot M J Cheyney (Flying Officer, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Typhoon Ib with serial PD495 B for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Force landed near Borken. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 247. The location for the map is Borken Germany. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Cheyney: prisoner of war (PoW). There is no commemoration location known.
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