ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278080
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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T5137 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 3 miles west of Sirte. -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Berca, Benghazi, Libya. |
Two pairs of Beaufighters took off from Berca, near Benghazi to strafe the coast road in the region of Sirte.
The Beaufighter T5137: Ditched 3 miles from the coast. 06/12/1942
Tasked with straffing from 31 13N 16 18E eastwards to Sirte. Damaged by flak attacking Derna, seen to veer to port and ditched 3 miles west of Sirte. Both crew seen in dinghy.
W/Cdr Bragg survived and became a POW but his navigator F/Lt Nickols lost his life.
The other Beaufighter LK629 crash landed in the desert after their aircraft was hit in the nose by flak after attacking the airfield at Tamet.
Crew:
Wg Cdr (37151) Peter Hugh BRAGG DFC (pilot) RAF - POW
F/O (116.960) Eric George NICHOLS (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/raf1942/frecker.html
ORB 252 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2022 09:48 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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