ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300980
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Date: | Friday 11 August 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | NT943 |
MSN: | QM-U |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter NT943/U : Took off at 19:14 hrs for Recce in Force /Shipping Sweep . 11/08/1944
Was damaged by flak during an attack on a naval convoy. Missing.
Crashed into channel in position 50 22N 00 21E at 22:45 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (132.968) Pierre Marie Raoul Ghislain DE THEUX DE MEYLANDT ET MONTJARDIN (belg.pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1399804) Robert Emile MERTENS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
25 September 1943 |
JM??? |
254 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England |
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23 November 1943 |
JM138 |
254 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF Donna Nook RLG, North Lincolnshire, England |
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non |
1 December 1943 |
JM138 |
254 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England |
|
min |
20 July 1944 |
NE225 |
254 Sqn RAF |
1 |
North Sea near Lincolnshire coast, England |
|
w/o |
7 September 1944 |
NE221 |
254 Sqn RAF |
2 |
North Sea off Dutch coast. |
|
w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Nov-2022 23:04 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
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