ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238792
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| Date: | Sunday 8 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4776 |
| MSN: | WR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
Beaufighter T4776: Failed to return from an operational flight over Terschelling, Holland, 08/02/1942.
Crew:
Sgt (1299912) Paul Antoine VAN DE WALLE DE GHELCKE (Belg.pilot) RAFVR : missing believed killed
Sgt (925924) Leonard Newall BROWN (obs) RAFVR : killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/12209
2.Beaufighter production list
3 ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
4.Ron Averes weed database has never been used!!
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 October 1941 | T4664 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 6 October 1941 | T4712 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 11 February 1942 | T4879 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2020 09:29 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 08:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 29-Jun-2022 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2022 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Operator] |
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