ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155242
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | RD329 |
| MSN: | UB-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | a hillside by Lauvsnes, near Egersund harbour, Rogaland -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dallachy, Moray, Scotland |
Beaufighter RD329/X: Took off at 16:01 hrs to carry out a shipping strike on Egersund harbour. 24/03/1945
A force of 28 Beaufighters of 455 Sqdn. RAAF, 404 Sqdn. RCAF, 489 Sqdn. RNZAF and 144 Sqdn. RAF took part in the attack. They were escorted by 14 Mustangs of 65 Sqdn. and two Vickers Warwick rescue planes.
Beaufighter RD329 shot down during convoy strike, Egersund Harbour. Was seen to crash south of a vessel during an attack on shipping. Crashed into a hillside by Lauvsnes.
Crew:
W/O (Aus.426229) George Edwin LONGLAND (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (Aus.419533) Errol Claude NAYDA (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/beaufighter.htm
2.https://www.awm.gov.au//collection/records/roh_raaf/crews/455/roh_raaf-crews-455-56d.pdf
3.https://flyvrak.info/egersund.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1944 | NE776 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAF Langham, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2013 14:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-Aug-2021 19:47 | Vydra | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Oct-2022 12:14 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2022 08:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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