ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283534
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 27 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV329 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit. India |
Beaufighter NV329/V: Took off at 07:00 hrs for attack on railway at Prome. 26/11/1944
Missing. As they were flying alone it is not known what happened to them. Two WT stations picked upa signal VVV 000 on which they got a bearing. This bearing checking up with the missing ac's presumed track and timing and the aircraft letter being V it is thought the signal may have originated from themissing crew. P/O Hope was sent off on a search but found nothing
Crew:
W/O (1553519) Stanley BUCHANAN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (132.014) Frederick Ronald SOKELL (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 27 Sqdn RAF
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2022 10:10 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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