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Date: | Friday 12 November 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | LX912 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | west of Leros. -
Greece
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF El Adem, Libya |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter LX912/T: Took off at 11:50 hrs for accompanied by Mitchell B-25 (603sqn). 12/11/1943
It was shot down flak west of Leros. Missing. Ditched. 35.51N 23.54E --
Crew:
F/O (NZ414974) Athol George GREENTREE (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sgt (656750) George Herbert FREEMAN (nav.) RAF - killed.
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 10:24 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
08-Sep-2022 10:20 |
Nepa |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |