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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NT890 |
| MSN: | EE-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Forde Fjord. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
Beaufighter NT890/F: Took off for anti-shipping strike. 09/02/1945
Five Beaufighter 404 Sqdn were engaged in an anti-shipping strike at Fede Fjord, Norway when they were shot down by enemy fighter aircraft.
The crews were as follows and all these airmen were killed:
F/Os C. Smerneos and N.D. Cochrane in Beauf. NT890,
P/Os W.E. Blunderfield and W.J. Jackson in Beauf. NT922,
F/Os O.W. Knight and H.C. Lynch in Beauf. NV422,
P/Os C.G. Berges and P.R. Myrick in Beauf. NE761,
F/O H. Smook and P/O A.M. Duckworth in Beauf. RD136.
Crew:
F/O (J/29021) Charles SMERNEOS (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/23704) Norman Douglas COCHRANE (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 04:23 | tachel | Added |
| 20-Jan-2021 17:45 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2022 22:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2022 10:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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