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Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
Time: | 18:32 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | LZ371 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Milos at 34 40 N, 23 38 E. -
Greece
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Gambut III, Libya |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter LZ371/D: Took off 14:55 hrs for Strike mission.30/01/1944
Lost to sea at 18:32 hrs. Forced mooring near Milos at 34 40 N, 23 38 E.
Crew:
F/Sgt. (1338506) Cyril Alfred MELLING (pilot) RAFVR- OK
F/Sgt. (????) Idris L. DAVIES (nav.) RAFVR - oK
.collected on 1/2/44 from the hospital ship Mongabarra to Piraeus.
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-1946.pdf
2.Beaufighter production list
3 ORB 47 Sqdn RAF - ND203?
5.A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945:
Revision history:
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09-Aug-2020 16:47 |
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08-Sep-2022 18:35 |
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01-Nov-2022 22:09 |
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01-Nov-2022 22:10 |
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