ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231456
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LZ176 |
| MSN: | EE-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the Pipers Pool Road, south-west of Launceston, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Davidstow Moor, Cornwall |
Beaufighter LZ176: Took off for a patrol over Lorient, France. 28/06/1944
Coming home off a sortie and over Launceston the aircraft went into a spin at about 4500 feet and crashed headlong to earth. "Pilot called up to say that his gyro had gone u/s, and that he was out of control, a few seconds later it was all over." Beaufighter LZ176 crashed on the Pipers Pool Road, Cornwall.
Crew:
F/O (J/14117) Ernest James KEEFE DFC (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (J/85990) Beecham Isaac Gordon STEED (Nav. ) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 20:42 | tachel | Added |
| 19-Jan-2021 16:26 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2022 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2022 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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