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Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
Owner/operator: | 153 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | ND209 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 80-90 miles north off Bougie port. -
Algeria
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Reghaia airfield, Algeria |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter ND209: Took off at 16:50 hrs for a Scramble off the Algerian coast. 26/11/1943
Failed to return from an interception mission off the Algerian coast. Missing 80-90miles N off Bougie;
Crew:
W/Cdr (72010) Ian Raitt STEPHENSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (169.551) Cyril Leslie Leonhard SHERBROOKE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Nov-2022 19:11 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |