ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274596
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE702 |
| MSN: | M-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea near Elephant Point. -
 Myanmar
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
Beaufighter NE702/T: Took off for attack over Irrawaddy Delta.17/09/1944
Ditched successfully off Elephant Point. Returning from a mission, one engine caught fire and, after many unsuccessful attempts to extinguish it, his aircraft was forced down on to the sea. Flight Lieutenant Mitchell made the descent with such skill and airmanship that both he and his navigator were able to keep afloat in their dinghy until rescued.
F/O Mitchell and F/Sgt Palmer took to the dinghy. MacDonald and Freeman in ‘M-L’ observed the plight of their colleagues and reported their position, where-upon the CO Muller-Rowland took-off in support with his Nav/W Gilley. Finding the ditched crew, M-R loitered overhead while calling up the ASR launch, which picked up both men. Mitchell was awarded the DFC for his coolness.
Crew:
F/Lt (151.972) James Stanley MITCHELL DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (125.371) C.H. PALMER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1064865&c=WW2#R
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
Beaufighter production list
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 1944 | NE808 | 211 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Burma. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2022 21:46 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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