ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205344
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| Date: | Friday 6 February 1942 |
| Time: | 06:05 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5(C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4499 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Down Lane, Braunton, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor |
On 6 February 1942, Flg Off Robert Frank Spencer-Schrader (pilot instructor), Flt Sgt William Leonard Heavisides and Plt Off Anthony Hugh Denison Reffell prepared for dual night flying training in Bristol Beaufort I L4499 of 5(C) OTU RAF. Their flight took off from RAF Chivenor at 06:05 when the aircraft probably suffered an port engine failure in the initial climb out. This was a common occurrence on the Beaufort. The aircraft crashed on in front of a house called "Sundown" in Down Lane, Braunton. There were no survivors and sadly one civilian was also killed on the ground in the "Sundown" house: Miss Esther Cantor from Braunton was a spinster aged 54 and ironically had been evacuated from Ramsgate in June 1940. Esther died the following morning, from injuries sustained in the fire which followed the crash, in the North Devon Infirmary in Barnstaple. There was an inquest held into her death and this was reported in the North Devon Journal without any reference at all to the plane crash, only reporting that her house had caught fire.
Sources:
http://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Heanton%20Punchardon/HeantonMilitarycemetery4.RAFGraves.htm
http://www.reffell.org.uk/WW2/anthonyhughdenisonreffell.php
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=360312.0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunton
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/south-west/devon-county/braunton/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2018 12:42 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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