ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301826
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 417th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | ND288 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles north of Toulon, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Y.18 Le Vallon (Fr.) |
Beaufighter ND288: Took off for Night patrol. 07/11/1944
Within a short time after beginning his protective patrol over the French coast, he reported to sector control that one of his engines had quit, then that the other was faltering. A broken message of "bailing-out" was received by sector and radio contact was lost. However, for a single ray of light in this blackest day in the squadron's history, both Lt. Grange and Lt. Sunyar, his observer, were found the following day wondering in the mountains north of Toulon. Lt. Grange reported that he was forced to "bail-out" at extremely low altitude, and his parachute opened bare seconds before he struck ground.
Crew:
Lt. (????) John W. GRANGE (pilot) USAAF - bale out /Ok
Lt. (????) SUNYAR (nav.) USAAF - bale out /Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2.http://sudwall.superforum.fr/t5406-417th-nfs-at-le-vallon
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