Flight of Typhoon Ib MN879 and Squadron Leader W C Ahrens on 1944-07-16
On 1944-07-16, Pilot W C Ahrens (Squadron Leader, RCAF) with servicenumber J/16213 flew a Typhoon Ib with serial MN879 A for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Abandoned near Dieppe. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 257. The location for the map is Dieppe, France. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Ahrens: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-Sur-Mer, France.
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