ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185805
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ???? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Maison Blanche airfield, French Algeria -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maison Blanche airfield, Algiers |
| Maison Blanche airfield |
The 24th November 1942 saw a friendly fire incident in which a Beaufighter piloted by P/O O’Sullivan was hit by gunfire from HMS, resulting in a perspex splinter temporarily blinding the pilot in one eye.
P/O O’Sullivan magaged to crash-land in a thunderstorm
Crew:
P/O (127.032) Kevin Thomas Anthony O’SULLIVAN (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O (128.683) Robert Ashley GRIFFITH (obs) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1,http://www.255.org.uk/ww2-nafrica.html
2.ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2016 09:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Mar-2016 11:00 | Next | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 16-Apr-2022 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2022 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2022 23:20 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
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