Incident Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF R2264,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15454
 
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Date:Monday 7 July 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF
Owner/operator:68 Sqn RAF
Registration: R2264
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Betton Strange, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF High Ercall, Salop
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter R2264: Crash landed at a small village called Betton Strange, near Shrewsbury. 07/07/1941
That the engine cut on patrol and pilot crash landed.
Crew:
W/Cdr (26161) James Winter Carmichael MORE DFC (pilot) RAF - injury
P/O (82717) John Rushworth JULEFF (obs) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.History 68 Sqn RAF
2.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Mar-2008 23:57 Nepa Added
08-Mar-2008 06:02 Nepa Updated
10-Mar-2008 04:25 Nepa Updated
17-Feb-2010 10:24 NePa Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
28-Mar-2012 01:38 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative]
14-Jun-2014 14:42 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
16-Sep-2014 22:04 Xindel X Updated [Location]
01-Jul-2015 13:59 Apen Updated [Location, Source]
09-Nov-2019 12:25 Nepa Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Jan-2022 12:53 Nepa Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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