ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158652
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| Date: | Thursday 18 February 1943 |
| Time: | 23:06 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X7893 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Große Heide, Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Niedersachsen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Beaufighter X7893: Took off at 21:20 hrs for a "Ranger" patrol over Holland and Western Germany. 18/02/1943
Aircraft was due to return to base at around midnight. Beaufighter X7893 was Tasked to Vlieland, after which was nothing further was heard. Came down in a field northwest of Grosse Heide at 23:06 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (J/16215) Thomas Simpson BRIGGS (pilot) RCAF - KIA
P/O (J/16258) Douglas McBEATH (nav.) RCAF - KIA
Sources:
1. www.sasklegion.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SKCL07.pdf
2. http://aircrewremembered.com/briggs-thomas.html
3. http://www.sasklegion.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SKCL07.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2013 19:48 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Jan-2015 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2022 20:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Mar-2022 20:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2022 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2022 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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