ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231483
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NE354 |
| MSN: | EE-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay near Noirmoutier island, -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter NE354/F: Took off at 16:50 hrs for a shipping strike in the Bay of Biscay. 08/08/1944
Attacking 4 “M” class minesweepers type M40. The flight attacked off Noirmoutier island Beaufighter NE354 did not return to n shot down by flak and crashed into the sea. Both crew members were killed in the crash.
Crew:
F/O (J/24962) Robert Samuel FORESTELL (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (J/17247) Ian Crichton ROBBIE (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.Archives RAF. Michel Moracchini from Noirmoutier island
3.ORB 404 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 February 1945 | NT890 | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Forde Fjord. |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 03:55 | tachel | Added |
| 28-Jul-2020 19:54 | Yarbi | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2020 16:49 | Michel Moracchini | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2020 19:03 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Aug-2021 17:33 | SD | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2022 11:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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