ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279777
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ410 |
| MSN: | PL-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grønehaugen, near Egersund harbour, Rogaland -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dallachy, Moray, Scotland |
Beaufighter LZ410/G: Took off at 15:55 hrs for Anti shipping strike on Egersund harbour. 24/03/1945
Severe damage from the Flak fire. The plane was hit by flak and crashed into a house near by the German flak battery at Grønehaugen and exploded. The house owner and two Germans from the flak battery also lost their lives.
Crew:
F/O (152.404) Stanley Charles YORK (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (154.291) Francis Leslie BURTON (Nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://flensted.eu.com/1945049.shtml
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 144 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2022 11:05 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2022 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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