ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300243
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Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 39 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | JM399 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Missing near Corsica -
Mediterranean Sea
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Protville II. Tunisia |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter JM399/A: Took off at 15:47 hrs for Torpedo attack over Corsica. 14/07/1943
Failed to return from operations at Mediterranean. Was shot down by AA fire and crashed in sea.
Crew:
F/Lt (114.227) John Neville CARTWRIGHT (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1497454) William Charlesworth COLLEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Oct-2022 17:58 |
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Added [Operator] |
27-Oct-2022 20:10 |
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Updated [Registration, Operator] |
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