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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1944 |
| Time: | 13:06 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | LZ378 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 2 miles north-east of Kyparissia -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Berka 3, Benghazi, Libya |
| RAF Tocra, Cyrenaica |
Beaufighter LZ378/L: Took off at 11:05 hrs for Anti shipping mission over Crete. 21/03/1944
Damaged and crashed 2 miles north-east of Kyparissia at 13:05 hrs.
Crew:
Lt. (206663V) Leo West Marais DU TOIT (pilot) SAAF - killed
Lt. (48120V) Christiaan Jacobus DE JAGER (Nav./WOp) SAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2022 20:59 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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