Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Frede Johannes Florentsen
Unit
254 Sqn
Aircraft
Beaufighter X (H)
Date
24.08.44
Time
08:43 - 13:34
Details
0843/0852 A/B North Coates as Anti Flak Section in formation with 8 Beaufighters of 455 Squadron, 8 of 489 Squadron and 15 Torbeaus of 144 Squadron to locate and attack enemy shipping between Egerd and Stavanger.
0851 S/254 landed base - Engineer failure.
1033 R/254 landed base R/254 landed base due to suden illness of pilot.
1115 Off patrol W of Northern tip of Stavanger peninsular. S/C base.
Northing seen except coastline at Egerd & Kvittingsoy
Vis:- 6-8 miles.
1328/1334 Landed base.
Source
AIR 27/1516
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