ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287695
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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X8131 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, near Dartmouth, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Exeter, East Devon |
Beaufighter X8131: Took off for Operation patrol. 18/07/1942
The reported contact with raid 105 at 10.000 ft. but no visual due to clouds.
Another contact was obtained without A.I. but was lost.
The pilot was vectored on again as the raid was returning losing height and travelling very fast.
When 1½ away from the raid and closing in our pilot had to abandon the chase as he had only 15 minutes petrol left. During returning from an operational flight, crashed into the sea near Dartmouth, Devon.
Crew:
P/O (P/1815) Zbyszko Maciej LISSOWSKI (pol.pilot) PAF - killed
F/Sgt (P.780460) Władysław ILLASZEWICZ (pol.obs.) PAF - missing believed killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter VIF X8131 AIR81/16166
2.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 13:26 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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