ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239875
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV205 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea west coast of Kea. . -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya |
Beaufighter NV205/W: Hit by flak from ship and ditched off W coast of Kea. 03/10/1944
Starboard engine on fire. 03/10/1944 The two men were not injured, but were picked-up by a UJ-boat and taken to Piraeus asn POWs
Crew:
F/O (142.534) Casimir Marmaduke BOUNEVIALLE (pilot) RAFVR - POW
P/O (188632) Albert Edward "Gillie’’ POTTER (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2020 14:33 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 09:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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