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Date: | Saturday 2 December 1944 |
Time: | 21:35 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | NE576 |
MSN: | QM-O |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North Sea. 20 miles east off Borkum. -
Germany
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter NE576/O: Took off at 20:19 hrs for a Rover patrol over the Dutch and German Coasts. 02/12/1944
Missing. Crashed in sea at 21:35 hrs.
Crew:
W/O (1126465) John Watson HOWIE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1156342) Frank Eric PEET (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Nov-2022 10:42 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |