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| Date: | Wednesday 29 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 236 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ290 |
| MSN: | ND-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Juist -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter LZ290/T: Took off at 15:10 hrs for Anti ships patrol. 29/03/1944
Was in attack on a convoy of vessels in the North Sea. Beaufighter LZ290 was to be hit by a parachute bomb, the wing was cut off just outside the engine & sent the plane into a spin. One person was seen to leave the aircraft but the parachute only started to open as they hit the North sea. In my opinion the Bf-109 theory is highly unlikely, instead a ship fired PAC (Parachute and Cable) device brought down the plane.
Crew:
P/O (170410) Henry Walter PLATTEN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (151.035) Roy Henry JOHNSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2022 13:33 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2023 15:54 | rvargast17 | Updated |
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