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Loss of Beaufighter - V8264
On 17 Jan 1943 Beaufighter V8264 of 141 Squadron was shot down by "friendly fire". Both crew baled out safely.
The ORB states the aircraft to have been shot down by British AA fire. This is also stated in the local Police report, and also by a reliable local witness.
In "Scramble!" (Bob Braham) it is suggested the culprit was another Beaufighter, with the finger pointed at 29 Squadron.
It is easy to put a name to the possible culprit if that was the case, but can anyone throw any light (one way or another) on a definitive cause of this loss?
Last edited by Andy Saunders; 4th February 2012 at 14:07.
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