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Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
Time: | 23:40 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 236 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | NE664 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Missing. -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter NE664/J: Took off at 20:20 hrs for strike to Percolete. 21/03/1945
Took off together with three other squadron aircraft to carry out operations off the Dutch coast. At 23:36 hrs an attack was made by all aircraft on enemy shipping and after this nothing was seen or heard from NE664, and the aircraft did not return. Missing.
Crew:
W/O (Aus.416784) Desmund Pius O'DONOGHUE (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (1392900) Keith ALLEN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/air27/index.php?qnum=236&qdate=1945-03-21
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NE664
3.ORB 236 Sqdn RAF
4.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-May-2021 16:44 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
24-Jun-2022 23:41 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
24-Oct-2022 09:51 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
16-Nov-2022 16:37 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |