Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF X8103,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239217
 
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Date:Tuesday 22 February 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF
Owner/operator:227 Sqn RAF
Registration: X8103
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chanea, Crete. -   Greece
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Berka 3, Benghazi, Libya
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter X8103/D: Took off at 12:25 hrs for mission. 22/02/1944
Shot down by Arado 196 and ditched off Chanea, Crete.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1134017) Sidney Bulcraig APPLETON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1042636) Jack FENTON (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Aug-2020 16:06 Nepa Added [Operator]
02-Nov-2022 17:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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