ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239819
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ275 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west-south-west of Karpathos. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya |
Beaufighter LZ275: Took off at 12:10 hrs for mission. 10/11/1943
Shot down by Bf-109s off Leros. Starboard engine on fire. Position 3?.00N 26.5?E Heading east. Ditched.
Shot down by Obfw. Fritz Gromotka, 9./JG27, WSW of Karpathos.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1382681) Walter Alexander “Wally” EACOTT (pilot) RAFVR - POW
P/O (148.130) William Bernard Poole PRITCHARD (nav.) RAFVR - POW.
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 14:25 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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