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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc |
| Owner/operator: | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JM238 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aegean Sea near Kós island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakatamia, Cyprus |
Beaufighter JM238: Shot down by flak off Kos. 03/10/1943
At 07:00 hours - W/Cdr George A. Reid attacks convoy and a Ar 196s with 2 Beaufighers of 89 Sqdn. Reids aircraft is hit by Ar 196 and/or flak, and spins into sea. Reid killed. His navigator, F/O W.R. Peasley escaped whilst the aircraft is underwater, picked up by boat and taken to hospital at Bodrum in Turkey. The other two Beaus return to base.
Crew:
W/Cdr (72750) George Alfred REID (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (49156) Wilfred Robert PEASLEY (nav.) RAFVR - rescued /OK
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 17:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 05-Aug-2020 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Oct-2022 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Sep-2024 21:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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