ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240086
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| Date: | Sunday 10 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | NE817 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles south of Polycastron. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brindisi airfield (I) |
Beaufighter NE817/A: Took off at 15:15 hrs for attack to marshalling yards Polycastron.10/09/1944
Hit by flak and belly landed Polycastron Greece.
Crew:
F/Lt (47997) Arthur Stanley WICKINS DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (151.275) John Ronald PYGRAM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 16 Sqdn SAAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2020 10:23 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2022 11:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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