Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc JL953,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52300
 
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Date:Tuesday 22 June 1943
Time:17:08
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc
Owner/operator:254 Sqn RAF
Registration: JL953
MSN: QM-P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea west of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter JL953/P: Took off at 15:47 hrs for Anti Shipping patrol. 22/06/1943
Shot down by ships flak during convoy attack at 17:08 hrs.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1313282) Maurice Edward OWENS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt. (1215726) Edward Henry ATKINS (nav.) RAFVR - Survived /POW

Sources:

1.Beaufighter production list
2.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
3.ORB
4.CWGC

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 November 1943 LX191 254 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Donna Nook RLG, North Lincolnshire, England min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
08-Nov-2011 09:20 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants]
08-Nov-2011 09:22 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Feb-2014 17:24 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative]
11-Feb-2014 17:44 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
08-Jan-2015 22:29 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2018 15:08 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Aug-2018 19:06 Nepa Updated [Operator]
18-Aug-2018 19:29 Nepa Updated [Operator]
26-Sep-2018 09:40 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
23-Jun-2022 01:51 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
24-Oct-2022 20:46 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
11-Nov-2022 22:47 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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