ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299478
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| Date: | Sunday 15 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4872 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea 40 miles of Malta -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Idku /LG229, Egypt |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Beaufighter T4872: Took off at 10:25 hrs for a ferry flight from Egypt to Malta. 15/11/1942
Three Beaufighters of 46 Squadron were ordered to fly to Malta on detachment from the Western Desert, but all three failed to arrive. Missing.
Two days later German Intelligence reported that fighters had shot down three Beaufighters.
Crew:
F/O (106067) Geoffrey Anthony GLIBBERY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (656877) John Francis ROBERTS (WOp) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.ORB 46 Sqdn RAF
2.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2022 19:40 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2022 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2022 02:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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