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| Date: | Wednesday 9 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ287 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cambos village, Ikaria island. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matruh West, Egypt |
Beaufighter LZ287/E: Took off at 11:05 hrs for offensive recco over Easter Aegean sea. 09/02/1944
Shot down by Bf-109s, over Ikaria. Cambos village.
Crew:
F/Lt (100.613) Reginald Henry Rome MEYER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1395133) Peter GRIEVE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Orb 252 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 19:44 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 16-May-2022 18:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Nov-2022 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Nov-2022 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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