ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239826
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| Date: | Thursday 13 April 1944 |
| Time: | 08:10 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ370 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles south of Cape Matapan (Cape Tenaron). -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya |
Beaufighter LZ370/N: Took off at 06:40 hrs for sweep of Gulf of Laconia. 13/04/1944
Shot down by Bf-109s 6m S of Cape Matapan (Cape Tenaron). Shot down by Uffz. Gunter Striebel 7./JG27 50km W. Cap. Tenaron at 08:10 hrs.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1339870) Reginald Thomas GOSLING (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1322485) Stanley Alfred WEST (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 15:20 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2022 08:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2022 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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