ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283760
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JM390 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Punta Malabata, near Tanger, Spanish Morocco. -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
| Port Lyautey airfield, French Morocco. |
Beaufighter JM390: Took off for flight from Gibraltar to Port Lyautey. 12/06/1943
The Spanish anti-aircraft batteries off Spanish Morocco shoot down a Beaufighter JM390 of the 144 sqdn RAF in Punta Malabata, near Tanger. The plane is forced to make an emergency landing and the pilot is killed and the spotter is injured and captured. 144 Sqdn was assigned to Coastal Command, with a detachment sent to North Africa in 1943.
Crew:
F/Lt.(123.0387) William George WALKER (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
P/O (132.876) John Alfred HAWES (Nav.) RAFVR - injured /POW
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 144 Sqdn RAF
3.http://incidentessgm.blogspot.com/search/label/Bristol%20Beaufighter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2022 18:22 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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