ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231476
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JM130 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - off Norwegian coast. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness |
Beaufighter JM130: Took off for a strike mission off Norway. 04/08/1943
Saw 2 enemy Motor Transports with escorts, whent in to attack, Beaufighter hit by flak in the port engine, which started smoking, then burst into flames. Aircraft last seen ditching into the sea.
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/96848) Gordon James DALE (us.pilot) RCAF - killed
W/O (R/108478) Keith Emerson RIDDELL (nav. ) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 22:49 | tachel | Added |
| 18-Jan-2021 18:53 | fanda | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2022 21:53 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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