ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149229
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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T4724 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Cloughton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, North Yorkshire |
On 13th April 1942 the crew of this Beaufighter were undertaking a local flying exercise, the pilot had taken off from Catfoss and was ordered to keep the airfield in sight. The crew became lost after flying north of the airfield when they flew into low cloud. Whilst flying level the aircraft struck a hillside at 18.25hrs north of Cloughton. It was not known why the pilot had continued the flight when they encountered bad weather, he should have landed when the visiblity became bad. The aircraft burnt out on impact. Police reports credit the two bodies being recovered from the machine. The pilot had only 22 hours flying time on the Beaufighter at the time of the crash. The wreckage was apparently cleared from the surface by a party of Army trainees stationed nearby.
Crew:
Sgt (1075896) William BRAY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1050128) Arthur BROADBENT (obs ) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/42/t4724.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2012 14:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Mar-2015 13:01 | AlLah | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 31-Aug-2020 09:57 | Glog | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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