ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162762
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R2069 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Easton Mendit, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Twinwood Farm, Bedfordshire |
| RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
Beaufighter R2069: Took off at 12:59 hrs for Training flight. 24/03/1944
The aircraft crashed at 14:47 hrs at Easton Mendit, Northamptonshire, and both the crew were killed.
There was an indication that rhe aircraft was low flying, hit a tree top, crashed and burnt.
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.421938) John Henry ROBERTS (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (Aus.422636) William Davis MORGAN (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_022--1-.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2013 22:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Sep-2014 13:38 | Lotos | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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