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| Date: | Saturday 22 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:43 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LX863 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - 33 47’N, 25 45’E. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gambut III, Libya |
Beaufighter LX863/A: Engine cut ditched 33 47’N, 25 45’E. Engine cut and slide into sea sideways starboard wing first, leaving wreckage, petrol tanks and dinghy on the surface. at 13:43 hrs 22/01/1944
Crew:
F/O (136.846) David Balfour HUME (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
F/Sgt. (1228421) Edward William PEGGRAM (nav.) RAFVR- rescued by H.S.L. from Tobruk.
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 16:26 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 08-Sep-2022 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Nov-2022 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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