Date:	Monday 21 February 1944
Time:	09:28
Type:	Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc
Owner/operator:	143 Sqn RAF
Registration:	JM109
MSN:	HO-Q
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	North Sea 30 km west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Beaufighter JM109: Takeoff at 07:35 hrs for an anti-shipping operation. 21/02/1944
The aircraft was hit by Flak and ditched in the North Sea.
Crew:
F/Sgt (30073) G.G.A. CARON MM Cdg (pilot) FFAF - killed
F/Sgt (1319182) John Gorringe POLLARD (nav.) RAFVR - killed

1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 143 Sqdn RAF
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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Dec-2008 11:45	ASN archive	Added
16-Oct-2011 20:32	angels one five	Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Narrative]
08-Nov-2011 08:35	Nepa	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator]
13-Aug-2013 02:18	JINX	Updated [Operator]
14-Aug-2013 20:53	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
15-Aug-2013 05:23	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
24-Jan-2014 16:17	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
26-Sep-2018 07:48	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-Feb-2019 18:04	TigerTimon	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2019 18:05	TigerTimon	Updated [Time]
11-Feb-2019 18:11	TigerTimon	Updated [Aircraft type]
21-Sep-2022 20:07	Nepa	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]