ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185808
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| Date: | Friday 20 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ???? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maison Blanche airfield, French Algeria -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maison Blanche, Algiers |
Beaufighter ????: Damaged beyond repair in German bombing raid. 20/11/1942
F/O Wyrill DFC was killed by shrapnel as he was going out to his aircraft to take off.
Crew:
F/O ( 89626) Hugh Graham Stanhope WYRILL DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (973558) John WILLINS DFM (obs) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.255.org.uk/ww2-nafrica.html
2.OBR 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2016 10:58 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Mar-2016 11:00 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2021 09:38 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2022 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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