ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49653
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| Date: | Saturday 18 November 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MP131 |
| MSN: | F3-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 km SSE of Arnhem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.78 Eindhoven NL |
The aircraft had taken off at 14h55 for a dive bombing operation against a bridge near Hilfarth, Hückelhoven (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany). It was hit by intense light and medium flak over the target, damaged, the pilot bailed out safely over allied lines but drifted and landed into no man's land. He evaded capture under enemy fire with the help of 2 British infantrymen who went out to direct him to safety.
Aircraft piloted by J/26435 F/O Norm Ewart Dawber DFC (RCAF).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4678&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
438 SQN RCAF archives from https://heritage.canadiana.ca/
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=118sqn+%28RCAF%29&qand=26435&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j26435&searchfield=field_all&type=all
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1944 | MN579 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Roiville |  |
w/o |
| 4 April 1945 | RB217 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Hemsloh |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1945 | MP192 | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Velzen | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 08:05 | tachel | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2017 07:24 | tachel | Updated [Cn] |
| 19-Oct-2019 11:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2021 18:17 | tachel | Updated [Photo] |
| 24-Jun-2022 22:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Dec-2023 18:38 | tachel | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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