ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154950
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 272 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE639 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gusano di Gropparello in northern Italy -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alghero airfield, Sassari (I) |
Beaufighter NE639: Crash in shipping strike to Rapallo. 06/09/1944
Crew:
F/Sgt (1623161) John HORSFORD DFM (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (1354770) John Crockatt WATSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/whispering-death-wwii-plane-remains-bristol-beaufighter.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/272_wwII.html
Images:
Parts from the aircraft that crashed at Gusano (photo taken on site).
Parts from the aircraft that crashed at Gusano (photo taken on site).
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2013 00:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Apr-2013 08:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Apr-2013 14:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2013 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2013 11:55 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2014 10:15 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 03-Jan-2014 10:15 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 04-Jan-2014 07:34 | John Morrow | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Feb-2014 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2015 21:53 | Siczak | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2022 22:56 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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