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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ530 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ionian Sea, south off Oxia - Position: 38.00N 20.57E. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gambut, Libya |
Beaufighter LZ530/K: (252Sqn) Took off at 05:35 hrs for armed recco. 01/08/1944
Shot down by flak in Ionian sea south off Oxia. Position: 38.00N 20.57E. Lost off the coast of Greece.
Crew:
F/O (J/86504 ) John Duncan CLARK (pilot) RCAF - Killed.
F/Lt (112.723)Edwin Alfred Cecil YOUNG (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 21:41 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 17-May-2022 20:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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