ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238462
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 2 OADU RAF |
| Registration: | T4936 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gibraleon village, Huelva province, Andalucia -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Trebeluze (St. Mawgan Cornwall) |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Beaufighter T4936: Took off for ferry flight. 19/04/1942.
The plane was part of a group of 12 planes from the recently disbanded 236 Squadron which had left Wattisham, via St. Mawgan and Portreath, bound for Gibraltar, from where they would head to the Middle East via Malta and Alexandria to reinforce 272 and 252 Sqdn. Four of the twelve aircraft did not reach Gibraltar, and another would crash at Gibraltar when it collided with a Wellington on the runway.
Beauf T4936 crashed in the vicinity of Gibraleon, Huelva, Spain. The two occupants of the plane died.
Crew:
Sgt (Aus.402482) Geoffrey Lennox AVERN (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (998371) Philip Bernard CROSSAN (obs) RAFVR : killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 272 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/13617
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2020 21:05 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 18-Mar-2022 07:01 | ChrisTavira | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2022 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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