ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155126
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | RB217 |
| MSN: | F3-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hemsloh -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven NL |
Aircraft flown by F/L E.G. McAlpine. One of 4 x 438 SQN (RCAF) Typhoons engaged by 12+ x Luftwaffe Bf-109 while dive bombing. Aircraft shot down by enemy fighter.
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft PA100 - RZ999, published 1992
-438 SQN archives
-National archives of Canada
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1944 | MN579 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Roiville |  |
w/o |
| 18 November 1944 | MP131 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 0 | 6 km SSE of Arnhem, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1945 | MP192 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Velzen | |
w/o |
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2013 11:11 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 11:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 05:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 01-Jun-2013 08:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2017 20:21 | tachel | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2017 08:05 | tachel | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2021 18:08 | tachel | Updated [Photo] |
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