ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239169
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 227 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL640 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Peragno Central, Island Rhodes, Aegean Sea -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Limassol, Cyprus |
Beaufighter JL640: Took off with 10 other Beaufighters to attack Maritza airfield on the Island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. 21/09/1943
The attack was carried out independently, and JL640 was shot down by enemy aircraft over Maritza and crashed on the island at Peragno Central. A search of the area the next day found no trace of the missing aircraft or crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.416450) Robert Sutton NEIGHBOUR (pilot) RAAF - Killed
F/Sgt (Aus.401124) Christopher George HOSKIN (nav.) RAAF- Killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.ORB 227 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2020 11:11 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 04-May-2022 11:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-May-2022 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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