ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300223
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea at Stavenes, Sunnfjord. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Beaufighter NE437/L : Took off for a Rover mission over the Norwegian coast, 19/09/1944
A force of 20 Beaufighters (144 and 404 Sqdn.) and eleven Mosquitos(235 Sqdn.) were on a Combined Rover patrol when they spotted three merchant ships off Stavenes. The convoy was going to Tromsø, escorted by V.5101. The Strike Wing attacked and sank DS "Lynx" and DS "Tyrifjord". L/144 were hit by flak and crashed into the sea off Stavenes, Sunnfjord.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1165891) Ronald Ernest Charles HOSSACK (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (659139) Bernard Clarence WICKS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://flyvrak.info/stavenes2.html
2.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2022 21:18 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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