ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274636
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| Date: | Monday 12 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV553 |
| MSN: | M-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Burma. -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
Beaufighter NV553/G: Took off at 04:05 hrs for mission over Burma. 12/02/1945
Beaufighter NV553 last seen 40 miles SE of Rangoon flying on a bateray course. It did not return /missing.
Crew:
W/O (990198) Ellis Stanley LEACH (pilot) RAFVR - POW
F/O (138.079) Joseph Denis CALLAGHAN (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
Beaufighter production list
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 May 1945 | NV603 | 211 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Burma. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2022 17:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2022 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2022 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
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