ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301003
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| Date: | Monday 5 April 1943 |
| Time: | 12:37 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL883 |
| MSN: | QM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, position: 54°23″N. 30°41″E. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter JL833/O: Took off at 10:25 hrs for Search mission. 05/04/1943
The operations record book states:
At 12:37hrs in position 54°23″N. 30° 41″E. Splash seen in water, the A/C wreckage including port wing,
3 petrol tanks, empty Mae West, but no dinghies or bodies.
‘A’ & ‘X’ circled low for 20 minutes dropping smoke floats and taking photographs.
13:00hrs Hampden A/C joined ‘A’ & ‘X’ in search.
13:26hrs ‘X’ & ‘A’ S/C base from 54°23″N. 03°41″E. Hampden remained circling.
14:26hrs ‘X’ & ‘A’ landed base – Beauf ‘O’ failed to return and is presumed to have crashed in sea at 12:37hrs
Crew:
Sgt (1208549) Leonard George PERKINS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (124.230) Myer SAVAGE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 December 1944 | NE576 | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea. 20 miles east off Borkum. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2022 19:35 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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