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| Date: | Friday 25 February 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | "X" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 miles SSE of Koufonisi, Crete. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gambut III, Libya |
Beaufighter ???? /X: Ditched 60m SSE of Koufonisi, Crete. Damaged flak Oil leak in port engine.
Crash at position 34 06N 26 23 E after attack on ships and schooners in Karpathos.at 15:40 hrs 25/02/1944
Crew:
F/O (132.346) Roy Stanley EULER (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt. (????) C.A. BOFFIN (nav.) RAF?? was collected
survivor of an English destroyer 29/2/44 at 10:30.hrs
Sources:
2.Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
3.Beaufighter production list
4.ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2015 18:55 | Weeks | Added |
| 08-Aug-2020 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 09-Aug-2020 09:47 | DB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Operator, ] |
| 04-Sep-2022 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Sep-2022 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Sep-2022 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
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