ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238875
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| Date: | Friday 29 October 1943 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JM225 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Naxos 36.48N 25.34E -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF El Adem, Libya |
Beaufighter JM225/W: Took off at 07:45 hrs for shipping strike. 29/10/1943
Shot down by Ar-196 off Naxos. Ofw. Hahlbohm 2./SAGr 126 at 08:34 hrs,
Crew:
F/O (47785) John DIXON (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (132.857) George Alec TERRY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.Beaufighter production list
3 ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2020 08:43 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2020 23:06 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2020 23:07 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2020 23:07 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2020 23:08 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2020 23:12 | Nepa | Updated [Country, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 22:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 07-Sep-2022 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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