ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50548
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1944 |
| Time: | 20:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JM395 |
| MSN: | QM-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter JM395/V: Took off at 18:20 hrs for armed Wing recco off Frisian Islands. 26/04/1944
Shot down 20:50 hrs by flak during torpedo attack on convoy off Ameland.
Crew:
F/O (133.424) Arnold Sinclair KELSHALL (pilot) RAFVR - POW.
P/O (173.153) Frank James MORTIMER (nav.) RAFVR - POW.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
1.ORB 254 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1943 | JM395 | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England |  |
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| 19 October 1943 | JM395 | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 08:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Feb-2014 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2015 22:05 | Erectus | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 22-Apr-2019 19:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 14-Jun-2022 21:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Oct-2022 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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