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Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
Owner/operator: | 227 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | JL644 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea near north-east coast Greece. -
Greece
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Idku, Egypt |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter JL644/F: Flew into sea on sweep and ditched off Kithera. North-east coast Greece.
Crew seen in dinghy. 28/04/43
Crew:
Sgt (1291780) George Harding HARRISON (Pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (1098151) John Robert SLOPER (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Aug-2020 10:11 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
01-May-2022 19:11 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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