ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300246
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| Date: | Friday 13 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 39 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LX862 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, south of Naples. -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Protville II. Tunisia |
Beaufighter LX862/Z: Took off at 10:40 hrs for Armed Rover mission. 13/08/1943
On 12 August S/Ldr Petch led eight Beaufighters of 39 Sqdn on an Armed Rover mission. Hunting for a 5,000-ton merchant vessel reported to be sailing unescorted south of Naples. They made no sightings but were attacked by four Me 109s and two FW 190s in the area. A Beaufighter flown by pilot, F/Sgt Spackman, was shot down but made a good ditching. Spackman and his navigator, Sgt Lawson, survived to become PoWs.
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/92754) Dale Nilsson SPACKMAN (pilot) RCAF - POW
Sgt (1109381) Vernon Wilfred LAWSON (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
4.POW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2022 21:35 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2022 21:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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