ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239813
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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JP625 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the sea near Ionian island of Zante. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Misurata (West) airfield, Libya |
Beaufighter JL625/R: Shot down by flak, Zante, Greece. 23/08/1943
Took off from its base in Lybia for a sortie over enemy occupied territory. Shot down by anti-aircraft fire and had crashed into the sea near Ionian island of Zante. The wing tip hit the water and the A/C plunged into sea.
Crew:
S/Ldr (74668) John Anthony CROMPTON (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (138.2051) Henry George GRIFFITHS (Nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 13:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 15:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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