Hawker Typhoon JP839

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Seeking information on Typhoon JP839 lost at Croxton Cambridgeshire on the 5th April 1944

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JP839 was delivered to 486 Sqn RNZAF on or about 15 Sept 43; it was coded SA-V. On 5 April 44, while the Sqn was based at Castle Camps and in the process of conversion to the Tempest, Flt Sgt A.G.Turner (NZ412288) was killed on a night training flight when JP839 spun in 1.5 miles SW of Croxton.