Incident Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X NV590,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239023
 
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Date:Wednesday 4 July 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:252 Sqn RAF
Registration: NV590
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Hassani airfield, Athens. -   Greece
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hassani airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter NV590: (252Sqn) Swung on takeoff and lost wheel, Hassani. 04/07/1945 DBR
Crew:
P/O (188.729 ) John McKenzie FASKEN (pilot) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
ORB 252 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2020 18:22 Nepa Added [Operator]
15-May-2022 18:18 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
18-May-2022 19:02 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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