ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284171
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL874 |
| MSN: | LA-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness |
Beaufighter JL874/U: Took off at 18:15 hrs for Recco and escort mission over Norge coast. 01/05/1943
Aircraft takeoff together with 17 other Beaufighters as fighter escort to 9 torpedo Beaufighters on a sweep along the Norwegian Coast from Lister Light to Stavenger Fiord. The visibility along the coast was good with a cloudless sky. The formation was attacked by 8 enemy fighters off Stavanger, and JL874 was last seen astern of the main formation in combat with 4 or 5 enemy fighters FW190's . The aircraft after this encounter missing.
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.408807) Ian Stanley GORDON MiD (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (130.307) Charles COLEMAN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter Crash Log - David.J.Smith.
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 1943 | JL446 | 235 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea off Bell Rock 10 miles east of Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. |  |
w/o |
| 8 April 1943 | JL818 | 235 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 10:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2022 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2022 11:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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