ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239167
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 227 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL522 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Kos. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Limassol, Cyprus |
Beaufighter JL522/Z: Took off at 10:28 hrs with three others for Offensive recco mission. 02/09/1943
Failed to return. While carrying out a strike near Cos, hit the sea and exploded after the port wing struck the mast of a caique.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ412789) Walter Young McGREGOR DFC (pilot) RNZAF - Killed by flak immediately before the crash.
F/O (112.720) Cyril Ernest TURNER (nav.) RAFVR - survived to became POW
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
ORB 227 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2020 11:01 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 02-May-2022 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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