ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239048
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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE293 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 25miles north of Candia, Crete. -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mersa Matruh /LG-08 |
Beaufighter NE293/M: Took off at 16:52 hrs to attack the convoy heading to Candia. 01/06/1944
Attack at convoy 25miles north of Candia, Crete. Hit by flak before reaching the convoy and dived into the sea with one wing on fire on the east side of the convoy.
The 252 Sqdn ORB records “no survivors were seen”. Crew became PoWs.
Crew.
W/Cdr (39941) Bryce Gilmore MEHARG (Pilot) RAF - POW
F/O (136.059) Ernest Harry George THOMPSON (nav.) RAFVR - POW
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 20:10 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 17-May-2022 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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