ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274615
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| Date: | Saturday 14 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE288 |
| MSN: | M-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Irrawaddy, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
| RAF Chiringa |
Beaufighter NE288/O: Took off at 13:30 hrs for attack to road and rail targets in the Thazi—Pyinmana area. 14/10/1944
On their first operation together, F/Sgt Hipperson and F/Sgt Harvey took off with two other aircraft ("D+K") around to attack road and rail targets in the Thazi—Pyinmana area.
On the homeward leg, near the Irrawaddy, P/O Thompson with W/O Butcher observed a column of smoke to the rear. Returning to investigate, they observed Hipperson’s aircraft ("O") burning furiously.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1436658) Harold Herbert Matham HIPPERSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1585463) Jack Henry Charles HARVEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
Beaufighter production list
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1945 | NE603 | 211 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Burma. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2022 12:04 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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