ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53056
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| Date: | Saturday 15 November 1941 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 217 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AW236 |
| MSN: | MW-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
The aircraft failed to return from a coastal patrol. Two of the crew are missing in action:
Pilot S/Ldr. G.C. Halley 75362 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 28
Observer P/O. C. McLean 60787 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 33
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. D.L. Heald 942529 RAF / Bergen (Noord-Holland) cemetery; grave 1 D 2
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. F. Childs 955494 RAF / Bergen (Noord-Holland) cemetery; grave 1 D 1
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1343&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 February 1942 | AW278 | 217 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea near the Schouwen-Duiveland coast, Zeeland |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2020 06:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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