ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154850
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| Date: | Thursday 10 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NE340 |
| MSN: | UB-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langham, Norfolk |
Beaufighter NE340/L: Took off at 19:26 hrs to carry out a reconnaissance strike on Heligoland. 10/08/1944
Thirteen aircraft from the Squadron took part in the mission and three of these including NE340 failed to return.
The 455 Sqn aircraft were accompanied by 12 Torbeaus of 489 Sqn and 15 anti flak Beaufighters of 254 Sqn. Six of the 455 Sqn Beaufighters each carried 8 x 25lbs R P’s, and the other seven cannon only.
At 2106 hours an enemy convoy of 5 MV’s and 10 E/V’s was sighted and attacked
One MV was hit by 2 torpedoes and burned fiercely. Two ‘M’ M/S were on fire and one ‘M’ was burning fiercely. One ‘M’ was sinking and an “Artevelde” E/V blew up from R/P attacks.
Three of our aircraft were shot down. Two of them went in on the starboard and one on the port of the convoy.
Crew:
W/O (Aus.413618) William Thomas JONES (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (Aus.408396) Harold Eric BROCK (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/beaufighter.htm
2.CWGC
3.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 1945 | NV414 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 1 | North Sea near Petershead, Scotland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2013 15:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Oct-2022 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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