Incident Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X NV215,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239877
 
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Date:Saturday 16 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF
Registration: NV215
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mediterranean Sea, east of Calino. -   Greece
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter NV215/R: Presumed ditched east of Calino heading for Cos harbour. 16/09/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (108.160) Arthur Graham “Tommy” DECK DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (J/16650) Cecil Le Roy "Lee" HEIDE DFC (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Aug-2020 14:43 Nepa Added [Operator]
01-Nov-2022 09:46 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
01-Nov-2022 09:46 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
02-Nov-2022 09:31 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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