ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239876
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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: | NT893 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya |
Beaufighter NT893/P: Took off for a Shipping strike. 03/10/1944
Ten Beaufighters of 603Sqn RAF (NV205 as well) and two of 252 Sqn came across a convoy of five small vessels to the east of Athens and attacked. Rockets and cannon fire damaged 3 of the vessels. Missing. 03/10/1944
Crew:
Sgt.(1500255) Desmond HARRISON (pilot) RAFVR - Killed.
Sgt. (1603928) Derek Vincent BANNISTER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok Picked up by partisans got him to Turkey.
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 14:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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