ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239861
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1944 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE595 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fiskardo, Kefalonia, Erisos, Ionian Islands. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya |
Beaufighter NE595/S: Took off at 16:20 hrs for Sweep mission.19/07/1944
Damaged by flak and ditched, Fiskardo, Kefalonia. Over Fiskardhou was fired on and was last seen heading North, loosing height with white smoke coming from one engine. Two distinct splashes were seen after the aircraft had passed behind a small knoll.19/07/1944
Crew:
Sgt (1615279) Harold Edward YORKE (pilot) RAFVR - reported POW on 25/07/44
F/Sgt (1515622) John George SHAW (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2020 09:54 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 10:50 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2022 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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