ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267006
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ268 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles north of Letpadan. Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bhatpara, Brit.India |
Beaufighter TFX LZ268 (No. 211.Sqdn.RAF) Coded ‘G’
In the small hours of 11 June, two aircraft took off just after 03:36hrs to attack communications and targets of opportunity in Central Burma shortly after dawn. At about 06:30hrs the pair attacked a South-bound train some three miles North of Letpadan. In ‘X’, the first aircraft to strike, Gamlin and Mearns saw F/O Jackson and F/Sgt Jones in ‘G’ follow with a rocket salvo, which undershot. Their aircraft was then seen to bank from a height of about 100ft and turn over before flying into the ground about 50 yards West of the railway. The aircraft immediately burst into flames.aircraft seen to crash 3m N of Letpadan. 11/06/1944
Crew:
F/O (J/14842) William JACKSON (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1535804) Ronald JONES (Nav/W) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2021 22:15 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2022 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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