ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240072
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 1944 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | LZ333 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zakinthos. -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biferno airfield (I) |
Beaufighter LZ333: Took off at 12:05 hrs for Anti shipping strike over Greece coast. 16/02/1944
Engine trouble probably from Flak damaged. Crash landed in Greece during shipping strike off Zante.
Crew:
Lt. (103939v) William Peter RIDLEY (pilot) SAAF - POW
2/Lt. (145815v) Jacobus Adrian Stephanus LOUW (nav.) SAAF - POW
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.ORB
3.POW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2020 21:47 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 16-Aug-2020 09:30 | soucek56 | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2022 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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