ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52988
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| Date: | Thursday 12 February 1942 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 86 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AW273 |
| MSN: | BX-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Sussex |
Shot down during an attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst during Operation Fuller.
Call Sign: BX-G
Takeoff time: 16:10
Crew:
Pilot S/L. T.I. Mathewson 33323 RAF Den Haag 2 24
Observer F/O. W.H. Stephens 89633 RAF Hoek van Holland F 24
Wo ag F/Sgt. R.E. Howett 751101 RAF Runnymede Memorial 74
Wo ag Sgt. E. Young 552513 RAF Runnymede Memorial 97
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1404&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Feb-2017 19:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2018 21:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 18:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn] |
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