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Typhoon R8891

Aircraft Model:Hawker Typhoon Mk. IB
Manufacturer:Gloster Aircraft Company
Identities:R8891
Units:No. 451 Squadron, RAAF

Timeline

June 1943Received by No. 451 Squadron, RAAF, for tactical trials.
7 August 1944Aircraft crashed in Egypt.
Pilot: F/Lt FRANCIS REGINALD BARKER, RAAF 403148 (Killed)

References

Cowan, B. 2013 RAAF Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib. ADF Serials. Retrieved 20 March 2018 from <http://www.adf-serials.com.au/typhoon.htm>.

Mason, F.K. 1966 The Hawker Typhoon. Profile Publications Number 81. Leatherhead: Profile Publications Ltd.

National Archives of Australia [NAA] 1946, Unit history of number 451 Squadron - January 1941 to January 1946, A9186, 136.

Record updated on 21 March 2018.

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