ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168009
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE955 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 60 miles west of Jylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Riding, Yorkshire |
Beaufighter NE955: Took off at 16:50 hrs for a Anti Shipping in Kiel Bay. 03/05/1945
The Beaufighter was hit by flak in one engine and on the return flight it had to ditch in the North Sea 60 miles west of Jylland.
Pilot W/O Brett and Navigator W/O Boorer managed to enter the aircraft`s dinghy and drifted around for four days. In the afternoon of 7/5 they were seen from the Danish fishing boat E 428 “Ella” of Esbjerg 35 miles west of Esbjerg. They were in a rather bad condition due to the long stay in the dinghy and after arrival in Esbjerg harbour in the morning of 8/5 they were taken to the Centralsygehuset hospital in Esbjerg.
Crew:
W/O (1395401) Philip BRETT DFC (Pilot) RAFVR - Ok
W/O (1463572) William G. BOORER (Nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://flensted.eu.com/1945049.shtml
2.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2014 17:01 | R.Giggs | Added |
| 21-Jul-2014 17:27 | Giggs | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2015 21:39 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2022 17:59 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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