ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239298
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| Date: | Saturday 6 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JM352 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF El Adem, Libya |
Beaufighter JM352/R: Took off at 15:05 hrs for Shipping strike of vessels off Paros in Cyclades. 06/11/1943
Shipping strike of vessels off Paros in Cyclades, chased by Bf 109. Failed to return.
Crew:
S/Ldr (108.168) Charles Augustine Henry Cross OGILVIE DFC (pilot) RAFVR escape/returned via Turkey 23/12/43
F/O (132.005) Michael O'CONNOR (nav.) RAFVR - escape
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.Beaufighter production list
3 ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
5.A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2020 09:57 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2022 22:03 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2022 09:06 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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