ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278137
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Date: | Sunday 22 August 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | JL523 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Preveza -
Greece
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Berca III. |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter JL523/F: Took off at 10:30 hrs for offensive sweep. 22/08/1943
Missing from attack on tanker off Preveza, Greece.
Crew:
P/O (J/18762) Donald Henry PEARSON (Pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1336929) Douglas Henry SHERBURN (Nav./Wop) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-May-2022 10:51 |
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