ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277761
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1943 |
| Time: | 02:25 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 227 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X8165 |
| MSN: | "G" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles south of Sfax. -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ta Kaly, Malta |
Beaufighter X8165/G: Took off at 22:10 hrs for Night intruder mission to Gabes - Sfax road. 20/01/1943
Crashed at 5 miles south of Sfax. Crew POW.
Crew:
W/O (????) G. McG. THOMAS (pilot) RAFVR?? - POW
P/O (115.609) Norman John LEWIS (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
ORB 227 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 March 1943 | EL355 | 27 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF Agartala, Burma |  |
w/o |
| 17 December 1944 | KW318 | 27 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2022 22:56 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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