ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238295
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| Date: | Saturday 6 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 89 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4784 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tanorga, Misurata, North Africa -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Beaufighter T4784: Took off at 07:58 hrs for mission over North Africa.06/12/1941.
Was brought down over Libya at Misurata, 175km SSE* of Tripoli. Both pilot and navigator were captured, but the former was badly injured and died in a local hospital three days later.
Crew:
F/Sgt (NZ403769) Frederick Richard WALLIS (pilot) RNZAF : injured /died 09/12/1944
Sgt (994579) Charles G WEIR (obs) RAFVR : POW
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.AIR81/10717
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2020 09:42 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 19-Jul-2020 16:16 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2020 18:42 | yarbi | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Apr-2022 09:32 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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