ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185628
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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KW133 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pomigliano airfield /Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples, Campania -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pomigliano airfield (I) |
An accident at Pomigliano on the night of 20/21 January 1944 saw Beaufighter KW133 swing to starboard on take-off and crash into five American Mustangs, damaging or destroying all six aircraft. F/Sgt W. HEWITT sustained a badly broken ankle, F/Sgt D.G. WILLIAMS was unhurt. A month later Hewitt was posted non-effective in consequence of this injury.
Sources:
RAF 255 Sqdn ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2016 19:44 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Apr-2022 12:06 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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