ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238692
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| Date: | Sunday 15 March 1942 |
| Time: | 16:35 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 236 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4878 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Beaufighter T4878/U: Took off at 14:40 hrs for operational patrol over sea off the Dutch coast.15/03/1942
The aircraft failed to return from this mission.
Beauf U-Uniform was shadowing 3 Laden Tankers and 1 MV Robinson was sending signals back when Y Station lost contact." It was shot down by Feldwebel Heinz-Helmut Baudach of the 1./JG 2, who was flying a Bf 109 F-4 from a Dutch coastal airfield.
Crew:
Sgt (Aus.402536) Jack Coulson HANNAFORD (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (1304032) Frederick Arthur ROBINSON (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/12728
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2020 20:57 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Mar-2022 14:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2022 15:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 18:45 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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