ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239300
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:48 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ148 |
| MSN: | "H" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Scarpanto, west of Karpathos, -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF El Adem, Libya |
Beaufighter LZ148/H: Took off at 12:20 hrs for Shipping strike. 10/11/1943
Crash Position 36.40Ν 26.40Ε Ditched. 10.11.1943 at 14:48 hrs
Shot down by Gefr. Heinrich Pothmann, 8./JG27 W of Karpathos, at 13:35hrs Aircraft Bf109E.
Crew:
F/O (130.938) John Stephens HAYDEN (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
Sgt. (????) J. McMASTER (nav.) RAF?? - Rescued
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-1946.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 10:06 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2022 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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