ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185811
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ???? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bône airfield, Annaba |
Beaufighter ???: Took off for Protecting convoy mission. 13/04/1943
One Beaufighter was hit by enemy fire; F/O Street was hit in the leg and the aircraft lost one engine. The Beau was seen to turn for home, but pilot F/O Street and his R/N F/Sgt Thomas never made it home. Extensive searches were organised but no wreckage was ever found.
The 12/11/1943 edition of the local newspaper reports that "He was out on a sweep, when they ran into a large formation of German torpedo bombers. Frank immediately dived in and split them up, but was hit in doing so. He was last seen flying on one engine very low over the sea, not far from the enemy coastline. Other pilots stated that he had bagged two of the bombers before going down himself. None of the enemy bombers reached their target".
Crew:
F/O (123299) Frank Hancock STREET (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1103218) Gilbert Llewellyn THOMAS (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index
2.ORB 255 Sqn RAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2016 13:34 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Apr-2022 11:59 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2022 11:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 19-Apr-2022 09:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 09:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 11:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2024 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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