The story
On 1944-08-12, Pilot T A Bugg (Flight Lieutenant, RCAF) with servicenumber J/11316 flew Typhoon Ib serial MN687 (squadron code F3- S) for this duty: bombing of the Orne river bridges SW of Caen. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: hit by flak, crashed near Flers. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 438. The location for the map is Flers, France. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Bugg: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.
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