ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238229
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| Date: | Thursday 22 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T3235 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Éire. -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
| RAF St.Eval, Cornwall |
Two Beaufighter Mk Ic of 252 Sqn took off from Gibraltar at 10:00hrs on ferry flights to St.Eval. 22/05/1941
Beaufighter T3235: Force landed in Eire, the aircraft and crew of F/O J. Holgate, F/O H. Verity and Sgt Barnett were interned.
Beaufighter T3249: Ditched off Mousehole, Cornwall short of fuel in bad weather, F/O S. MacDonald, F/O G. Lemar and Sgt Booth were picked up by a small coastal vessel and transferred to the Royal Infirmary Truro..
Crew:
F/O (72507) Hugh Beresford VERITY (pilot) RAF : interned
F/O (33426) John Basil HOLGATE (pilot) RAF : interned
Sgt (????) W BARNETT (????) RAF?? : interned
Sources:
AIR81/6605
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2020 09:44 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 08-May-2022 22:47 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2022 21:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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