ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239311
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LX883 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Leros. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF El Adem, Libya |
Beaufighter LX883/I: Took off at 11:05 hrs for attack on the Siebel ferry.16/11/1943
Missing presumed shot down by Bf-109s during attack on landing craft off Leros.
Crew:
F/O (125.666) Anthony David BOND (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1265632) Alfred Roy COTTLE (nav.) RAFVR - POW
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
5.A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2020 15:52 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 22:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Sep-2022 11:51 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2022 22:56 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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