ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239043
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ141 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aegean Sea near Tsouloufi Cape to the north west of Patmos Island. -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matruh West, Egypt |
Beaufighter LZ141/A:Took off at 11:05 hrs for offensive recco over Easter Aegean sea. 09/02/1944
The last sighting of aircraft was it being chased by two Bf-109s.
Shot down by Bf-109s, over Ikaria. Crashed Akr. Tsouloufi cape, Patmos island.
Crew:
P/O (Aus.413683) Frank Phillip STANGER (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (1320816) James Samuel Loriot REYNOLDS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
3.ORB 252 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 19:47 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 16-May-2022 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2022 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2022 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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