ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225427
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| Date: | Saturday 10 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 125 (Newfoundland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7933 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Southgate Farm near Pennard on Gower. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairwood Common, West Glamorgan, South Wales |
| RAF Fairwood Common, West Glamorgan |
The aircraft was assigned to 255 Squadron, RAF High Ercall, Shropshire, and then 125 (Newfoundland) Squadron RAF Fairwood Common, Swansea, Glamorgan.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when it spun into the ground at Great Southgate Farm near Pennard on Gower, 2 miles south of RAF Fairwood Common, Swansea on 10th October 1942. Both crew killed. Accoarding to the Accident Report Card (Air Ministry Form AM 1180):
"Beaufighter X7933, of No 125 Sqn which crashed on 10 October 1942, killing both occupants. The notes show that the CO’s initial report indicated that the aeroplane had spun in, ‘apparently’ following failure of the starboard engine while in the circuit. The subsequent Court of Inquiry established that the engine had indeed seized, due to a piston that had disintegrated, and concluded that, in poor visibility and with little height in hand, the pilot had been unable to regain control. The AOC concurred with these findings and CI(A) agreed"
Crew:
Sgt (900892) Stanley ALBIN (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
Sgt (657538) Frank Ernest George HALL (obs.) RAF - killed.
Sources:
1. Halley, J, 1984, Air Britain Royal Air force Aircraft X1000 - X9999, Z1000 - Z9999
2. https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/Research/RAF-Historical-Society-Journals/Journal-37-Seminar-Flight%20Safety.pdf p 51
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2432854/albin,-stanley/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2434415/hall,-frank-ernest-george/
5. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2019 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2019 10:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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