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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV368 |
| MSN: | M-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Paung railway station, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
Beaufighter NV368/F: Took off at 10:26 hrs for attack targets of opportunity from Sittang Bridge to Martaban. 11/12/1944
Operating alone in the third of the morning’s sorties on 11 December, F/O Barlow with F/Sgt Quaintance were to attack targets of opportunity from Sittang Bridge to Martaban. They did not return. A later sortie in the area saw the still burning remains of an aircraft near Paung railway station.
Crew:
F/O (J/26409) Cyril Oscare BARLOW (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1418377) Daniel Roy QUAINTANCE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
Beaufighter production list
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2022 13:35 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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