ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15828
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| Date: | Monday 30 November 1942 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R2097 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wavendon, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
Beaufighter R2097: Took off for Training flight. 30/11/1942
Had stopped due to fuel starvation, the pilot having failed to change tanks in time. Sgt Goodwin, a New Zealander, had retracted the undercarriage and glided into the nearest field but in the course of doing so the port wing of the aircraft hit a tree, the aircraft swung and hit the ground Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
Crew:
Sgt (NZ????) GOODWIN (pilot) RNZAF - survived
Sgt (1389040) Clifford Leonard DENT (Obs) RAFVR - survived
Sources:
1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R2097
2.ORB 51 OTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2008 23:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Apr-2010 00:17 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 12:59 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 13:00 | K.Kraus | Updated [Source] |
| 08-May-2021 21:19 | Aardvark | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-May-2021 19:55 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 22:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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