ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161581
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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc |
| Owner/operator: | 143 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL887 |
| MSN: | HO-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea poss off Groningen. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter JL887/P: Took off for a mission at 05:15 to the coast of Holland but reported engine trouble an hour later and failed to return. The last that was heard from them was on the W/T saying they were ditching.
F/Sgt Smith was washed ashore north of Wenningstedt (Sylt) and now rests in Kiel War Cemetery while F/O Worswick is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:
F/O (104.358) James Ronald WORSWICK (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (64829) Leslie Mason SMITH (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?15281-F-S-Leslie-Mason-SMITH-64829-RAF-d.-7-May-1843-Squadron-143
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2278J&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2013 07:42 | Nepa | Added |
| 05-May-2018 10:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 01:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2022 20:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2022 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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