The story
On 1945-04-25, Pilot Tom Melville Jones (Flying Officer, RCAF) service number J/44192, flew Typhoon Ib serial RB323 (squadron code F3-V) for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Hit by flak. Crashed South East of Bovenau. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 438. The location for the map is Bovenau Germany. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Jones: he bailed out and parachuted to safety.
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