Editing Bristol Beaufighter (section)

===Known wrecks===
A number of sunken aircraft are known; in 2005, the wreck of a Beaufighter (probably a Mk.IC flown by Sgt Donald Frazie and navigator Sgt Sandery of No. 272 Squadron RAF) was identified about {{convert|0.5|mi|km|adj=on}} off the north coast of Malta. The aircraft ditched in March 1943, after an engine failure occurred soon after take-off and lies inverted on the sea bed, in {{convert|38|m|ft}} of water.<ref>Trzcinski, Marcin. {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20130928055402/http://www.divernetxtra.com/wrecks/1105beaufighter.shtml "On! On!"]}} ''Diver'', 2005. Retrieved: 3 April 2015.</ref>

Another Mediterranean wreck lies in {{convert|34|m|ft}} of water near the Greek island of [[Paros]].<ref>[http://www.parosadventures.com/activities/beaufighter-wreck/ "Beaufighter Wreck Paros"]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904044802/http://www.parosadventures.com/activities/beaufighter-wreck/ |date=4 September 2013 }} Paros Adventures. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> This is possibly Beaufighter TF.X ''LX998'' of [[603 Squadron]], which was shot down after destroying a German [[Arado Ar 196]] during an anti-shipping mission in November 1943. The Australian crew survived and were rescued by a British submarine.

A Mk.VIC Beaufighter, serial A19-130, lies in {{convert|204|ft|m}} of water, just off the coast of [[Fergusson Island]] in the western Pacific. It was lost in almost identical circumstances to the Malta aircraft&nbsp;– it ditched in August 1943 after an engine failure soon after takeoff. The aircraft sank within seconds, but both crew and their passenger escaped and swam to shore. The wreck was located in 2000.<ref>[http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufighter/A19-130.html "Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIc Serial Number A19-130"]. Pacificwrecks.com, 26 July 2011. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref>

A Beaufighter lies at a depth of around 30 metres in the Høydalsfjorden in Norway. This aircraft was shot-down on 7 February 1945, during a strike against German shipping that resulted in a dogfight with German aircraft with heavy losses, known as [[Black Friday (1945)|Black Friday]]. The wreck has become a [[dive site]] for recreational divers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dive Bergen |url=http://www.divenorway.com/dive_bergen.html |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.divenorway.com}}</ref>

In May 2020, the wreck of a Beaufighter TF.X, believed to be ''JM333'' of No. 254 Squadron, was uncovered by shifting sands on [[Cleethorpes]] beach near [[Grimsby]]. The aircraft was ditched on 21 April 1944 after suffering a double engine failure shortly after takeoff from North Coates. The crew survived uninjured.<ref>[https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/hidden-wreck-raf-beaufighter-emerges-4165555 "Hidden Wreck of RAF Fighter Emerges from Sands on Cleethorpes Beach"]. Grimsby Live, 28 May 2020. Retrieved: 1 June 2020.</ref>