ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289932
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| Date: | Thursday 30 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LZ314 |
| MSN: | EE-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
Beaufighter LZ314/P: Took off at 17:05 hrs for Rover patrol off Bommel Fjord, Norway. 30/03/1944
Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from an anti-shipping strike off Bommel Fjord, Norway.
The formation flew in two parts, the first under the leadership of W/Cdr Willis and navigator F/Lt Kent in ‘A’/LZ297, the second was led by F/Lt Robinson and F/O Devine in ‘P’/LZ314.
144 Torbeaus claimed two torpedo strikes for their efforts in the attack. Against these results, however, the squadron lost two crews; their popular and very ableW/Cdr Willis with his navigator, F/Lt Kent in ‘A’, along with F/Lt Robinson and his navigator F/O Devine in ‘P’.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/8210) Victor Thomas ROBINSON (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/13987) William Douglas Matthew DEVINE (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.https://rcaf404squadron.art.blog/category/introduction/
3.ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF
4.404 Sqn RCAF war diaries from RCAF historical archival microfilms
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1944 | NE198 | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Port Royan at the mouth of the Gironde River. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 22:21 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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