ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300616
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 1945 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | NV567 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Opatovec, near Cernik, Yugoslavia -
 Croatia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biferno airfield (I) |
Beaufighter NV567/J: Took off at 10:45 hrs for Attacking the German HQ in the castle at Cernik. 20/03/1945
Hit by flak, feathered port engine. Engine cut and crash landed near Cernik,
Started jettisoning fuel until it engine cut and crash landed near Cernik. Crashed and desintegrated at Opatovac, Yugoslavia.
Crew:
Capt. (206212V) Ronald Frank DICKSON (Pilot) SAAF - killed
F/Lt (153.490) Frederick George BRACE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 19 Sqdn SAAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2022 22:20 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 23:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
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