ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15753
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KV974 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Layers Breton, near Colchester, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch |
| RAF Castle Camps, Essex |
Beaufighter KV974: Shod down by Liberator USAAF. DBF after crash-landing. 27/06/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (115.702) Josef ČAPKA (cs.pilot) RAFVR - injury
F/Lt (48736) Gwilyn Trewor WILLIAMS (nav.) RAF - bail out
Sources:
1.History 68 Squadron RAF
2.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2008 00:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Feb-2010 06:05 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2011 00:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 02:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2014 15:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 22:07 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Nov-2015 19:26 | Froome | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2019 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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