ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239823
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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ138 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing sea near Panaghia Island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya |
Beaufighter LZ138/N: Flew into the sea of Panaghia Island. 16/01/1944
The island of Panagia must have been close to Chios since the 4 Beau's mission was the sinking of boats that docked there and the destruction of the ports projects. They managed to sink one. After a successful sea landing, the other Beaus crews saw Piner in the lifeboat and MacDonnell swimming next to him in the calm sea. The other Beaus dropped their own floating supplies and one still inflatable lifeboat.
The crew never managed to return to base
Crew:
F/Lt (101.520) Gordon Warren MacDONNELL (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (132.179) Stanley William PINER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 14:56 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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