Incident Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc JM648,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239181
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 October 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc
Owner/operator:227 Sqn RAF
Registration: JM648
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Aegean sea -   Greece
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Nicosia, Cyprus
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter JM648/M: Took off at 13:05 hrs for Fighter cover in Nostrin. 06/10/1943
Both engines cut; ditched in Aegean sea on convoy escort.
Crew:
P/O (J/21277) Burgess John BEARE DFC (pilot) RCAF - rescued
Sgt. (1535815) Cecil Ewart HUMPHREYS (nav.) RAFVR - rescued.

Sources:

1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.ORB 207 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Aug-2020 17:08 Nepa Added [Operator]
04-May-2022 11:27 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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