ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155203
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NV199 |
| MSN: | UB-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dallachy, Moray, Scotland |
Beaufighter NV199/O: Took off for a strike on Forde Fjiord. 09/02/1945
The Dallachy Wing took part in the strike, including 11 Beaufighters from 455 Squadron, RAAF. It was led by 402379, W/Cdr Colin George Milson, RAAF, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar. The Wing suffered badly from accurate anti aircraft fire and was also intercepted and attacked by German FW 190 fighters. One Australian Beaufighter NV199/O, crewed by F/Lt McColl, DFC, pilot and W/O MacDonald, navigator, was shot down. The crew survived but were taken prisoner. A second Beaufighter, UB-V, NV 196, crewed by 410694 WO Donald Earnest Mutimer, pilot and 432095 Pilot Officer John Douglas Blackshaw, navigator, was also shot down and both crew members perished. A costly raid, with nine Beaufighters lost from the Wing and only the German destroyer Z-33 damaged in the strike.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.413227) Robert Charles McCOLL DFC (pilot) RAAF - POW
W/O (Aus.421749) Leslie Leonard MacDONALD (nav.) RAAF - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/beaufighter.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1945 | RD132 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 2 | North Sea | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2013 13:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Oct-2022 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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