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Date: | Sunday 17 May 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | R2269 |
MSN: | LA-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North Sea south west of Egersound -
Norway
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Sumburgh, Shetland |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter R2269/A : Took off at 18:00 hrs for the actions against the "Prinz Eugen". 17/05/1942
Anemy action, aircraft forced landed at sea south west of Egersound, Norway.
Crew:
W/O (30.432) Ottino SABBADINI (fr.pilot) FFAF - POW
Sgt (977630) Ralph Claude TAYLOR (Obs.) RAFVR - POW;
Sources:
1.Beaufighter Crash Log - David.J.Smith.
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
4.http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17207018
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Jul-2020 11:06 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
26-Jan-2021 20:40 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
25-Sep-2022 13:00 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
23-Apr-2024 21:24 |
Nepa |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |