ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231487
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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NE198 |
| MSN: | EE-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Royan at the mouth of the Gironde River. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter NE198/P: Took off at 14:45 hrs for attack to Port Royan at the mouth of the Gironde River. 26/08/1944
Attack a 2000-ton merchantman in Royan Harbour. The attack was conducted from town-side with the aircraft experiencing heavy and light accurate flak, as well as flak from auxiliary vessels on one side of the harbour. Hits were seen on the merchant vessel, with it being left enveloped in smoke. Hanway failed to respond to voice communications after two minutes of the attacks aircraft failed to return to base.
Crew:
S/Ldr (J/5986) James Albert HANWAY AFC (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (132.877) Michael Freeling PAYNE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 1944 | LZ314 | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 04:03 | tachel | Added |
| 20-Jan-2021 10:10 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2022 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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