ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267005
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Date: | Saturday 3 June 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | LZ270 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Chittagong airfield, Brit.India -
Bangladesh
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Bhatpara, Brit.India |
Destination airport: | RAF Chittagong |
Narrative:Beaufighter TFX LZ270 (No. 211Sqdn.RAF) Coded ‘L’
Lost on operations mission at 3 June 1944. Sortie abandoned in bad weather. Attempted to land at Chittagong airfield but crashed in sea at 22.15 North 91.47 East at 04:35 hrs. McCormick was subsequently picked up, but Lockyer and Bishop missing. 03/06/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (116.427) Philip Francis LOCKYER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1264075) Herbert William McCORMICK (Nav/W) RAFVR - injured
Passenger:
F/O (112.244) Gabriel SHELDON-BISHOP (Sqdn IO) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Aug-2021 21:58 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
21-Aug-2021 22:17 |
Anon. |
Updated [Damage, Operator] |
23-Jan-2022 17:32 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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