ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282714
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| Date: | Sunday 7 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 27 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EL355 |
| MSN: | "G" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Agartala, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Agartala, Burma |
Beaufighter EL355/G: Took off for Attack shipping over Akyab area. 07/03/1943
F/Lt McMichael led four Beaufighters down to Akyab early that morning, Beaus downed by ground AA fire.
Crew:
F/Lt (89080) Hugh McMICHAEL (pilot) RAFVR - POW
F/Sgt (1426811) Reginald Henry Noel DODD (WOp/obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 27 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 1943 | X8165 | 227 Sqn RAF | 0 | 5 miles south of Sfax. |  |
w/o |
| 17 December 1944 | KW318 | 27 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2022 17:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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