ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239259
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| Date: | Saturday 30 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JM317 |
| MSN: | S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Naxos Island. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gambut III, Libya |
Beaufighter JM317/S: Took off at 13:48 hrs for shipping strike to Naxos harbour. 30/10/1943
Hit by flak attacking ships (GA-01, GA-54, GA-94) during attack and crashed in Mediterranean Sea off Naxos.
Crew:
F/O (131.482) William Edward HAYTER (pilot) RAFVR Evaded capture, picked up by LRDG R1 patrol (Lt j. Aitken) and taken to Leros.
W/O (1187249) Thomas Joseph HARPER (nav./603sqn) Evaded capture, picked up by LRDG R1 patrol (Lt j. Aitken) and taken to Leros.
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.Beaufighter production list
3. ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2020 23:15 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2022 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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