ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52445
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Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American Mustang Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | AM256 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Epinay -
France
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Odiham, Hampshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative: F/O Clarke was engaged in "Rhubarb" operations in a Mustang aircraft (AM256) over the Cabouty - Tisieux area of France and crashed, due to enemy action, at Epinay. Some reports indicate that the Mustang was shot down during air-to-air combat with an Me 109 from JG2
Crew:
F/O (J/12318) -Robert William CLARKE (Pilot) RCAF Killed
Sources:
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http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1942%20sec_tcm5-7283.pdf 2.
http://400sqn.blogspot.com/2011/05/they-are-not-forgotten. 3. html
http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/allied/royalairforce/400sqd-raf.html
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http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=862 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
25-Sep-2011 12:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
25-Sep-2011 12:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date] |
26-Sep-2011 12:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2011 23:35 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
17-Jan-2018 10:26 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
22-Jan-2021 20:53 |
Vicktor |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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