ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266815
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Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | LZ136 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Missing - Burma. -
Myanmar
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Bhatpara, Brit.India |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter LZ136/"O": Four aircraft took off at intervals from 08:25hrs for targets at Kalawa and on the Thazi-Myingyan railway. Two of the crews were attacked enemy fighters but shook them off.
‘O’ & ‘X’ on RHUBARB over Burma. ‘X’ returned Ok. Missing from operations with pilot W/O Adamson and navigator F/Sgt Moss. 24/03/1944 This was their 13th trip.
Crew:
W/O (J/85700) William George "Bill" ADAMSON (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1288253) Claude John MOSS (Nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html Beaufighter production list
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Aug-2021 19:58 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
23-Jan-2022 11:26 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
11-Jan-2024 18:47 |
Nepa |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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