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Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | EL404 |
MSN: | LA-Y |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Missing - North Sea off the Norwegian coast. -
Norway
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter EL404/Y: Took off at 06:00 hrs for a Recce sortie over Norge coast. 26/05/1943
Missing /Lost off Norwegian coast.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/6384) George Howard CARSON (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (143.130) Albert ARMSTRONG (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 Revision history:
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30-Sep-2022 10:44 |
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30-Sep-2022 12:10 |
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Updated [Date, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |