ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239039
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| Date: | Monday 31 January 1944 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ377 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Aegean Sea of Stampalia -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matruh West, Egypt |
Beaufighter LZ377 (252Sqn) Took off at 13:10 hrs for operation flight. 31/01/1944
Missing - Aegean Sea of Stampalia at 14:00 hrs.
LZ341 or LZ377 was shot down by Luftwaffe pilot, Uffz. – Stoll 11./ZG26 23Ost/6738 40m Aegean Sea.
Crew:
F/Sgt. (R/138518) H.A. STEVENSON (pilot) RCAF - escaped via Turkey.
Sgt (1495743) Cyril THOMPSON (nav.) RAFVR - escaped via Turkey.
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 19:40 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 22:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 16-May-2022 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-May-2022 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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