ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300518
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| Date: | Thursday 17 August 1944 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | LZ336 |
| MSN: | "K" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 2 miles off shore Yugoslavia -
 Croatia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biferno airfield (I) |
Beaufighter LZ336/K: Took off hrs for a Operational mission to St. Petrovo. 17/08/1944
It was discovered that actually the marshalling yards at the town of Nova Gradiska was attacked and not St. Petrovo. St. Petrovo is 11 km west of Nova Gradiska and the navigators made an error.
Beaus LZ336 crashed during a mission to St. Petrovo. Damaged by flak during attackin r/y at St. Petrovo.
Ditch 2 miles off shore at 10:20 hrs; seen in dinghy.
Crew:
Lt. (205780V) G.H.W. DOWNER (Pilot) SAAF - Ok /POW
Lt. (206305V) J.V. HALL (Nav.) SAAF - Ok /POW
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 16 Sqdn SAAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 1944 | ???? | 16 Sqn SAAF | 0 | Canne airfield, 12 km southeast of Termoli on the Adriatic Coast. |  |
min |
| 23 May 1945 | NV333 | 16 Sqn SAAF | 2 | Aegean sea | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2022 17:49 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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