ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231461
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LZ179 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
Beaufighter LZ179: Took off to Convoy strike over the Norwegian coast. 14/01/1944
Crew failed to return from a convoy strike in the Lister/Stavanger area off the Norwegian Coast.
Aircraft was hit by enemy flak. The Beaufighter disappeared in the North Sea / missing.
Crew:
P/O (J/19500) Norman Boulton HUNT (pilot) RCAF - killed.
F/O (136.380) Stanley George JOINER (nav.) RAFVR- killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 20:43 | tachel | Added |
| 19-Jan-2021 11:38 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2022 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2022 20:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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