ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300568
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | NV491 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adriatic Sea, Position: 40.30N 14.00E. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biferno airfield (I) |
| Biferno airfield |
Beaufighter NV491/Z: Took off at 11:00 hrs for a Anti shipping sweep over Podgorski and Flaninski channels. 31/10/1944
Ditched during return due to engine and wing damaged by flak. Crew bale out into sea.
Bodys retrieved by a boat from a RN aircraft carrier shortly afterwards and buried at sea later in the day.
Crew:
Lt. (206106V) John Edward HENRY (pilot) SAAF - Died of injuries
F/O (153.918) Colin William THOMAS (nav.) RAFVR - Died of injuries,
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 19 Sqdn SAAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2022 13:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 13:04 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Operator] |
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