ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174371
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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JP244 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bize, in the mountains of Martanesh -
 Albania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brindisi, Italy |
After the plane had dropped supplies to the Biza valley in Albania, on turning west to return to Italy, it clipped the top of the mountain and crashed, killing the crew.
The wreckage of the plane was found in the year 2014.
Sources:
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/us-embassy-searches-for-matlock-s-lost-ww2-airman-1-6947951
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/09/albania-britain-pilot-idUSL5N0W844Y20150309?rpc=401
http://twcc.com/articles/2015/03/09/r/ring-discovery-gives-closure-to-family-of-lost-uk-wwii-pilot
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2015 17:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:54 | BlB | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2020 10:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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