ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282575
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE398 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea near RAF China Bay, Trincomalee. -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF China Bay, Ceylon |
| RAF China Bay |
Beaufighter NE398: Collided with NE502 during practice attack on ship and crashed China Bay. Other aircraft landed safely (Refer 22 ORB) On the 2nd two of the squadrons aircraft had an air collision, from which resulted the loss of one aircraft with the pilot, htough the other was safely and skillfully landed at China Bay. 02/08/1944
Crew:
F/O (J/20592) James Douglas MACKLEM (pilot) RCAF - killed
F Sgt (200528) Horace Francis LAING (nav.) RAFVR - slightly injured
Cpl (????) BEST (pass.) RAFVR - severely injured
Sources:
1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NE404
2.ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
2.Beaufighter production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2022 10:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2022 10:40 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2022 06:46 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Sep-2023 20:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source]] |
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