ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158985
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| Date: | Saturday 1 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 304 FTU RAF |
| Registration: | NE309 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sunderland Hill, near Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Port Ellen, Isle of Islay |
On 1st January 1944 the two crew of the Bristol Beaufighter NE309 of No.304 Ferry Training Unit, RAF, were carrying out a local flying exercise from RAF Port Ellen when their aircraft struck the ground on the boggy low moorland of Sunderland Hill near Bruichladdich on the Isle of Islay. The pilot was killed but the observer was able to escape with only abrasions and shock.
Crew:
F/O (J/23434) Archibald Neville BOOK (pilot) RCAF Killed
F/O (151.725) Francis Edward Osbaldeston (obs.) RAFVR - Injured
Four days later the Pilot was buried at Bowmore Parish Churchyard with full military honours, it was reported that a number of local civilians also attended the funeral service.
Sources:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/scotland/scotlandne309.htm
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1470450
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 14:34 | Nepa | Added |
| 03-Jan-2014 19:36 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2019 10:49 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2021 12:04 | BlBe | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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