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| Date: | Thursday 1 May 1941 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2091 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
| RAF Middle Wallop |
Beaufighter R2091: Took off at 21:50 hrs for night patrot. 01/05/1941
On the night of 1st May 1941 O'Leary was in a Beaufighter captained by F/O Joll. Closing in on an enemy aircraft, they were hit by return fire and O'Leary was wounded in five places. With the R/T and intercom out of action, Joll needed homing aids to get back to base. Although very seriously wounded, O'Leary crawled forward and homed the Beaufighter back to RAF Middle Wallop on the AI beacon, using the emergency intercom code on the aircraft hooter. For this action he was awarded the DFM
Crew::
F/O (90951) Ian Kenneth Sefton JOLL (pilot) RAF - uninjured
Sgt (630959) Arthur Alexander O'LEARY (obs) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/OLeary.htm
2.ORB 604 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/13567
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2020 21:24 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 18-May-2021 17:58 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 15:14 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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