ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239314
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1943 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ125 |
| MSN: | "S" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea - near Leros -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF El Adem, Libya |
Beaufighter LZ125/S: Took off at 11:05 hrs for attack on the Siebel ferry.16/11/1943
Missing from attack on landing craft off Leros; presumed shot down by Bf-109s.at 13:40 hrs
Crew:
F/O (50176) William Walker THWAITES (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (136.381) John Edwin LOVELL (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-1946.pdf
2.Beaufighter production list
3 ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
5.A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2020 15:59 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2022 12:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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