ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239024
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 1944 |
| Time: | 22:57 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE255 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 17miles north of Suda Bay, Crête. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gambut, Libya |
Beaufighter NE255/C: (252Sqn) Took off at 20:00 hrs for Offensive recco mission. 28/07/1944
Shot down by flak attacking convoy 17miles North of Suda Bay. Flak damaged engines.
Crew:
F/Lt (127.154) Charles Alexander WHYATT (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1391772) Raymond Andrew BARRETT (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
ORB 252 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 18:22 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2020 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-May-2022 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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