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Date: | Thursday 10 May 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 79 OTU RAF |
Registration: | NV564 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
Cyprus
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Nicosia, Cyprus |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter NV564: Took off for Training flight. 10/05/1945
The aircraft failed to return from a training sortie and no trace of it was found nor was any explanation for its loss discovered. Missing from Cyprus.
Crew:
Sgt (1616583) George Frederick SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1801009) Raymond Geoffrey BURKE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
LAC (1625397) Stanley Frank HANCOCK (mech.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/18570-the-first-seven-days-of-peace/
2.Beaufighter production list
3.CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Mar-2014 12:34 |
Nepa |
Added |
07-Feb-2015 22:25 |
QQ3 |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
07-Nov-2022 09:41 |
Nepa |
Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
07-Nov-2022 11:41 |
Nepa |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Operator] |