ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274668
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 1945 |
| Time: | 08:20 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV605 |
| MSN: | M-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
| RAF Chiringa |
Beaufighter NV605/F: On 20 February 1945, S/Ldr Martineau with Navigator P/O Lacey and their passenger Major Prentice returned safely from a successful attack on a group of road tankers, during which their aircraft sustained small-arms fire damage to both wings and starboard propeller before Martineau, ammunition exhausted, turned for base.Landing at 08:20 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (42862) Herbert Brie MARTINEAU DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
P/O (188.633) Ronald Arubrey LACEY DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
heir passenger:
Major PRENTICE - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
2.https://d2uipk7udysvkd.cloudfront.net/collection/RC09125.019/document/6019489.PDF
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 December 1944 | NV368 | 211 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Paung railway station, Burma |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2022 12:19 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2022 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator] |
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