ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185902
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ???? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trapani-Chinisia airfield |
| Trapani-Chinisia airfield |
Beaufighter Rutbah 43 landing with aircraft damage clearly caused by 20mm cannon and .303 inch machine gun "Friendly Fire" Beaufighter 600 Sqdn, operating in the same general area. The Beaufighter of 255 Sqdn was declared "Cat A". 9/10.9.1943
Crew:
F/O (122.132) Humphrey Knowles HUMPHREYS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1600126) Patric Alexander ROBERTSON (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Beaufighter production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2016 09:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Mar-2016 10:15 | Next | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 16-Apr-2022 12:24 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
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