ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231488
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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NV427 |
| MSN: | EO-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | fjord south of Vindspol, Midgulen. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeen |
Beaufighter NV427: Took off for anti-shipping strike. 08/03/1945
Target was 6 ships that were located and sheltered under high cliff walls in a narrow fjord located south of Vindspol, Midgulen, Norway. During the attack the aircraft was hit by shipborne-flak.
Beaufighter aircraft was seen to be hit over the target during a shipping strike at Midtgulen and crashed.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/24425) Raymond Clifford RIDGE DFC (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (187.955) Peter McCARTNEY DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 04:05 | tachel | Added |
| 26-Jul-2020 21:12 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2021 21:34 | fanda | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2022 22:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2022 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2022 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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