ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185632
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| Date: | Sunday 6 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BT294 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles south-west of Foggia airfield, Province of Foggia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Blida airfield (Fr. Algeria) |
| Foggia airfield (I) |
6. February 1944 saw the total loss of yet another Bristol Beaufighter to causes other than enemy action. F/Sgt E.O.Jones (pilot) ferrying Beaufighter BT294 solo from Blida, Algeria, via Montecorvino (near Salerno), baled out approx 20m SW of Foggia following severe icing and a consequent technical issue. The pilot sustained a broken vertebra, not discovered until after he had made his own way to Foggia Main by commandeering an Italian’s car. He appears to have been flying solo; no other personnel are named in the official record of this incident.
Sources:
RAF 255 Sqdn ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2016 20:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Apr-2022 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 11:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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