ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239825
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE282 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea near Samos. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 143 Gambut 3, Libya |
Beaufighter NE282/B: Took off for Attack on three E-boats in Karlovassi harbor. 08/04/1944
Hit by flak and ditched off Samos.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1431978) Herbert LACEY(pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt. (????) John FOSTER (nav) RAFVR - Ok
Sail more than 100 miles three days dinghy until reach the coast of Syrna island NNE of Asrypalaia where a Greek family save and hide him. Left the island on 20th of April and later return to his Squadron.
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 15:13 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 11-Aug-2020 15:15 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2022 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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