ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231494
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NV422 |
| MSN: | EE-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Forde Fjord. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
Beaufighter NV422/C: Took off for an anti-shipping strike. 09/02/1945.
Five Beaufighter 404 Sqdn were engaged in an anti-shipping strike at Fede Fjord, Norway when they were shot down by enemy fighter aircraft.
The crews were as follows and all these airmen were killed:
F/Os C. Smerneos and N.D. Cochrane in Beauf. NT890,
P/Os W.E. Blunderfield and W.J. Jackson in Beauf. NT922,
P/Os C.G. Berges and P.R. Myrick in Beauf. NE761,
F/O H. Smook and P/O A.M. Duckworth in Beauf. RD136.
F/Os O.W. Knight and H.C. Lynch in Beauf. NV422,
Aircraft damaged, the pilot tried to land on an elevation, but the terrain made this an impossibility. The plane broke up in half during the ensuing crash. The cockpit section slid down the hillside for more than 500 meters.
Crew:
F/O (J/35785) Hugh Charles LYNCH (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/36373) Oswald Wellington KNIGHT (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 04:21 | tachel | Added |
| 20-Jan-2021 17:40 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2022 22:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2022 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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