ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185735
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2398 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Farmland near Hevingham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Beaufighter R2398: Crashed shortly after take-off from RAF Coltishall. 08/01/1941
Wreckage fragments recovered 1980s from farmland near Hevingham, Norfolk, by members of the Lowestoft Aviation Society.
Crew:
W/Cdr (26193) Charles Mervyn WINDSOR (pilot/C.O.) RAF - killed
Sgt (1180566) Gordon Percival Francis LANGDON (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
2.255 Squadron Association website,
relatives of the pilot.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2016 16:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Mar-2016 19:08 | Next | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2016 19:25 | 255 Squadron Associa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2022 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2022 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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