ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238057
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| Date: | Monday 15 December 1941 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2312 |
| MSN: | BQ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off the coast of Plymouth, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Beaufighter R2312: Shot down, aerial combat off the coast of Plymouth.15/12/1941.
Pilot he intercepted a He 111 off Plymouth and failed to return. Damaged return-fire
Crew:
F/Lt (84317) Colin Gordon IMLAY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (916157) Peter Griffin PEARCE (obs) RAFVR - missing believed killed;
Sources:
1.http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083933
2.AIR81/10966
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 1941 | X7544 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 0 | Berkswell, Coventry, West Midlands, England. | |
w/o |
| 12 July 1941 | R2317 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | Goonhilly Downs nr Helston on the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, England | |
w/o |
| 22 August 1941 | R2300 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel, ¼ mile south of RAF Predannack, Cornwall, England | |
w/o |
| 20 September 1941 | R2323 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Corsham, Wiltshire, England | |
w/o |
| 28 September 1941 | R2306 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 1 | Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire, England. | |
w/o |
| 19 October 1941 | T3020 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel nr Kennack Bay, nr RAF Predannack, Cornwall, England | |
w/o |
| 21 August 1942 | X8006 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel 2 miles north-east of Lizard Police house. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2020 09:41 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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