ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52458
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| Date: | Friday 20 November 1942 |
| Time: | 16:08 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 236 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4780 |
| MSN: | ND-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 75 km west of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter T4780: Takeoff at 15:06 hrs for a strike against a German convoy off the Dutch coast. 20/11/1942
The aircraft was shot down by Unteroffizier Otto Schmid of the 5./JG 1 (flying an Fw 190 A-4 from Schiphol airfield) during the attack.
Crew:
S/Ldr (39972) Geoffrey Adam EDNEY (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (999381) Hugh HADDOW (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1913A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg1.htm
https://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/232771/
https://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/1799047/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1942 | T4938 | 236 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing off Friesland | |
mis |
| 6 February 1943 | T4800 | 236 Sqn RAF | 2 | shoals at Tetney at the mouth of the Humber River, England |  |
w/o |
| 16 September 1943 | LX974 | 236 Sqn RAF | 2 | North sea, 35 km west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 09:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Jan-2014 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2017 11:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2017 05:37 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2020 18:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2022 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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