ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266797
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| Date: | Saturday 22 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ130 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - six miles north of Lake Indaw -
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Silchar (India) |
Beaufighter LZ130/"S": Missing from operation. One of four aircraft led by S/Ldr Muller-Rowland on an afternoon Rhubarb sortie in the Meza-Pinwe-Indaw area on 22 January 1944, crew F/Sgt Seeley and Sgt Short.
The other aircraft heard ‘S’ report starboard engine failing. S/Ldr Muller-Rowland then directed Seeley to land at Indaw, where he would pick them up. Before this could be done, the other aircraft all saw a column of smoke some four to seven miles North of Lake Indaw, S/Ldr Muller-Rowland himself spotting a burnt out aircraft with no survivors in the trees some six miles from the lake. 22/01/1944
Crew:
F/Sgt (1270400) Kenneth John SEELEY (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1322044) Philip George SHORT (Nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
Beaufighter production list
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2021 11:43 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 16-Aug-2021 17:22 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2024 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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