ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231478
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LZ452 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North sea, south of Farsund, Agder. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness |
Beaufighter LZ452: Took off for a torpedo attack operation at Lister on the Norwegian Coast.22/12/1943
Aircraftwas shot down while attacking German U-Boat U-1062 and Minesweeper M-489. The aircraft crashed into the sea crew did not survive, Missing.
Crew:.
F/Lt (J/6022) Roy MUNRO (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (51883) William Bruce CONN (obs.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 22:54 | tachel | Added |
| 19-Jan-2021 11:41 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2022 21:51 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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