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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | ???? |
| MSN: | "U" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Salonica -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biferno airfield (I) |
Beaufighter ????/U. Took off at 07:55 hrs for Shipping sweep in Gulf of Salonika. 01/09/1944
Crashed near Salonica. Port engine and wing showing flames.
At position 40.33N 22.41N seen to make belly landing on open stretch of land. The A/C did not burst into flames immediately but subsequently when the other 2 A/Cs were about 20 miles away “U” was seen to be enveloped in black smoke.
Crew:
W/O (????) DAVIS (pilot) RAFVR - OK
F/Sgt. (????) SEFTON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
ORB 19 Sqdn SAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2020 17:07 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 15-Aug-2020 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Source, Operator, ] |
| 06-Nov-2022 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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