ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19631
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| Date: | Friday 10 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V8619 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stowupland, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Beaufighter V8619: Took off at 19:20 hrs for Night patrol. 10/12/1943
Shot down by Mosquito HK227 off 488 Sqdn RNZAF.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1315087) Steve G. IRWIN (pilot) RAFVR - bailed out
F/Sgt (1612359) Russell Victor Henry BROWN (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
2.History 68 Squadron RAF
3.https://broodyswar.wordpress.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2008 06:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Jun-2008 10:17 | Nepa | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2008 22:39 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2010 11:07 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2010 04:27 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 02:10 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2014 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2014 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 22:07 | Xindel X | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2015 18:37 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Nov-2019 11:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2022 21:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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