ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51995
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 18:07 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc |
| Owner/operator: | 143 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JL892 |
| MSN: | HO-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter JL892: Took off at 16:45 hrs for operation mission to the coast of Netherlands. 29/04/1943
Company with 5 cannon Beaufighters of No. 143 Sqn, 12 torpedo Beaufighters of No. 254 Sqn and 9 bomb Beaufighters of No. 236 Sqn. The target area was off the coast of the Netherlands. Shot down by Flak from a convoy off the coast of Holland. Both crewmen Missing.
Crew:
F/O (124.576) John Reginald WILSDON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1432605) Harold THOMPSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.ORB 143 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 08:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-May-2013 08:53 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Feb-2014 16:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2018 08:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2020 09:35 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Oct-2022 20:20 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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