Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

Colleagues.
I found a contradictory entry from November 13, 1943, about the loss of a No. 47 Squadron Beaufighter LX928/D.
Shot down by fighter attacking convoy near Leros. Starboard
engine on fire.
Drove ashore on Agios Nikolaos beach after being hit by return fire in a bomber engagement. Squadron Leader Stanley Muller-Rowland Sqn
Leader (pilot) and Lieutenant Commander J. D. Andrews were rescued by a fishing boat and returned to their unit via Turkey.

Shot down by Ltn. Emil Clade 7./JG27 N Levita.
https://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-co...1941-19464.pdf
Please help me determine the cause of this aircraft's loss. If I understand correctly, it was a joint mission with No. 603 Squadron to Leros, where No. 603 Squadron also lost an aircraft LX977/Z due to engine failure.

sergey

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

47 Sqn's F540 is here:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8412487

Clade's claim was 0855hrs while 47 Sqn was airborne 1340-1830hrs

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

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It won't open at all. The power and communications situation in Ukraine is extremely poor right now. I can't even open many of the stashes I've been making for a long time. That's why I'm asking for help.

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

According to the F540 it was return fire from the Ju 88; quite a descriptive account of what happened

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

Thank you. The only details I'm interested in are the participants, time, location, and outcome of the fight.

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

All these details are in the F540. If you PM me your email address, I will download, scan and email to you

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

This aircraft crashed south of Crete at 10:42. The takeoff was at 07:00. It was probably a morning sortie by 603 Squadron, and Klade made his claim based on the encounter at 08:55.

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

No sightings of enemy aircrfat were seen according to the ORB and that they ditched due to engine trouble

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

And what Beaufighters was Clade fighting north of Levita at 08:55?

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

It all depends on the times used. At this time, we were on BST (GMT+1) while Germans were CET (also GMT+1 so a claim for 0855hrs would not match with a loss at 1042hrs while even if the Germans were and hour ahead, there is nearly an hour's difference. However, I am no expert at times used. There is also the possibility of another aircraft type if indeed one was lost

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

Colleague, thank you very much. Finally, everything is clear!

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

Do you still need a scan of the F540 if so which Squadron?

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

If possible, 46 squadrons for the same period.

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

I thought you wanted 47 Sqn which I have downloaded and have now downloaded 46 Sqn (who were not flying 13 Nov 43)

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

I was able to open the 47 squadron, but now I’m trying to open the 46 squadron and the computer can’t handle it again – poor voltage.

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

Thank you so much! I received everything!

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

It is strange that on November 15, only the flight of the 47th Squadron with the crash was recorded, but there is no mention of the flight of a group of 4 aircraft from the 47 Sqn, 3 603 Sqn and 2 B-25Gs, which we wrote about in the topic "B-25 in the Aegean Sea". This event is in the 603 Squadron log!

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

This November 13 engagement is not recorded in the 47 Squadron log, but it is in the 603 Squadron log. During a morning sortie (takeoff 07:25), at 09:47, 6 Me 109s attempted to attack a B-25G but were repelled by one of 47 Squadron's Beaufighters.

Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
 

It is there for Records (out of sequence) but not for Summary