ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240074
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | LZ337 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aegean Sea, 40 miles south of Zante Island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biferno airfield (I) |
Beaufighter LZ337: Took off at 10:45 hrs for Anti Shipping sweep. 22/02/1944
Flew into sea on sweep 40miles S of Zante, fatally injuring the two crew members.
Crew:
Lt. (328718V) Clive Harcourt CLARK (pilot) SAAF - killed
Lt. (206342V) Neville Arthur SMITH (nav.) SAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2020 22:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 16-Aug-2020 09:29 | soucek56 | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2022 17:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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