ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274597
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| Date: | Sunday 24 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE808 |
| MSN: | M-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Burma. -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
Beaufighter NE808/T: Took off 15:20 hrs for attack railway targets, Mandalay—Rangoon—Prome. 24/09/1944
Four aircraft sortied on the afternoon of 24 September 1944 to attack railway targets, Mandalay—Rangoon—Prome. In Beaufighter ‘M-T’, W/O England and W/O Blaxall failed to return /missing in action.
Crew:
W/O (1270380) Arthur Eric ENGLAND (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (1318859) Albert Walter BLAXALL (nav.) RAFVR - killed
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
| 17 September 1944 | NE702 | 211 Sqn RAF | 0 | sea near Elephant Point. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2022 22:00 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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