ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239040
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| Date: | Sunday 6 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ345 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Aegean sea -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matruh West, Egypt |
Beaufighter LZ345: Took off at 08:12 hrs for offensive sweep at Western Aegean sea. 06/02/1944
Hit sea while attacking caique, Lipsoi Islands.
Crew:
F/O (135.638) Cyril Henry MASON (pilot) RAFVR - interned
Sgt. (1578140) Joseph Raymond SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - escaped via Turkey.
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
ORB 252 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 19:42 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 16-May-2022 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2022 10:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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