ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238952
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1943 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LX784 |
| MSN: | "N" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Sardinia Island -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Protville No.2 Tunisia |
| Protville No.2 Tunisia |
Aircraft shot down in the sea, probably by the single escort aircraft of the two Me 323 taking off from Villafiorita (Olbia), or by the defensive fire of Me 323 W/N 1270 (X1O) that it shoot down at SZXB 1025. Pilot J.W. King survived, Nav/W. R.E. Tinham missing.
Beaufighter LX784 was probably shot down by a Re.2001 of 160° Gruppo. Capt. Valtacoli claimed a twin-engined aircraft 30 Km. off Tavolara.
Crew:
P/O (139635) John William KING DFM (pilot) RAF - PoW (later DFC, RAFVR - 144 Sqn.
F/Sgt (927868) Robert Edwin TINHAM (nav.) RAFVR - Missing
Sources:
Book the Armed Rovers, chapter The Surrender of Italy
Mission Report of RAF No. 144 Squadron month of July 1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2020 15:37 | federico.peyrani | Added |
| 01-Aug-2020 20:46 | Digger | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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