The story
On 1944-08-18, Pilot G H Sharpe (Flying Officer, RCAF) with servicenumber J/13612 flew a Typhoon Ib with serial MN347 (squadron code F3-Z) for this duty: Recce. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Crashed near Orbec. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 438. The location for the map is Orbec, France. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Sharpe: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Bayeux War Cemetery, France.
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