ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239127
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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc |
| Owner/operator: | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL907 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aegean Sea near Kós island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakatamia, Cyprus |
Beaufighter JL907: Took off for repeat attack on convoy near Cos. 03/10/1943
Four Beaus JL586, JL903, JL907 and JM264 attack convoy off Cos at 13:25 hrs.
In an attack on a convoy off Kos Beauf JL907 was hit by flak and exploded and ditched off Kos.
Crew:
S/Ldr (42806) William Arthur CUDDIE (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (138.415) Leonard Edward Morgan COOTE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.ORB 46 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 16:55 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2020 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2022 09:09 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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