ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267050
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE516 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
Beaufighter NE516 (211 Sqdn RAF) Coded ‘Y’
During the night of 12/13 June two aircraft set out to attack communications in central Burma, including the Mandalay—Rangoon railway. Beaufighter ‘Y’ took off on early ops at 03:30 & failed to return.
Beaufighter ‘Z’ took off on ops at 05:00hrs & returned OK.
"Y" they were shot down just after 06:00hrs. Haakenson was wounded, but Ferguson had had time to send brief radio signals before they both baled out. VHF distress call at 06:10 hrs heards by in Feni, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar but nothing further was heard. 13/06/1944
On the ground they were able to find each other close to the site of the crash. They fell captive, and it was almost a year before the Squadron had news of their release from Rangoon Gaol.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/12845) Malfred Johan Carl HAAKENSON (pilot) RCAF - POW
F/Sgt (1321315) Allan Clark FERGUSON (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2021 22:52 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 24-Aug-2021 12:01 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Aug-2021 12:38 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2022 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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