ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239045
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE579 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aegean sea, 4 miles south of Nisiros island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matruh West, Egypt |
Beaufighter NE579/G: Took off at 03:35 hrs for Sweep over Western Aegean sea.16/05/1944
Hit by flak while attacking landing craft, 4 miles S of Nisiros. Damaged starboard engine in flames.
Crashed into the Aegean sea.
Crew:
F/O (133.436) Denis Charles LENDRUM (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (151.185) Donald Claude ROOKE (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.pdfcREW:
ORB 252 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 20:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 17-May-2022 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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