ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185899
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| Date: | Friday 27 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V8187 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 5 miles east of Scopella, Sicily. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | Blida airfield, Algeria |
Beaufighter V8187: Took off for RDF Calibration flight, (from Blida). 27/08/1943
Was the victim of a "Friendly Fire" incident - shot into the sea by five US Spitfires, 5 miles east of Scopella.
Crew: detachment for 40 Sqn RAF
F/Sgt (Aus.420086) Robert Reginald WADDELL (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (Aus.409215) Francis Arthur NOONAN (obs.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.RAF 255 Sqdn ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2016 07:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Apr-2022 11:27 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 10:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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