ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215587
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| Date: | Saturday 25 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL957 |
| MSN: | QM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter JL957/A: Took off at 10:54 hrs for a strike operation to a sea convoys. 25/09/1943
Shot down by ships Flak during attak on convoy.
Crew:
W/Cdr (33161) Charles Stanley COOPER (pilot/C/O 254 Sqdn) RAF - killed
P/O. (155.548) John Matthew KIRKUP (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.CWGC
3.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1943 | JL??? | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 8 November 1944 | LZ436 | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea off North Coates, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 17 January 1945 | RD140 | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | Noord Zijperweg, Wieringerwaard, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2018 19:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Sep-2018 18:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 11:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Oct-2022 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2022 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2022 13:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2022 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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