ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 258991
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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IVF |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V8551 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Poker Beck in Ireleth, near Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scorton, Yorkshire |
Beaufighter V8551: Took off for Training flight /navigation exercise. 14/2/1943
Carried out a trainig flight on low height. Suddenly the weather became bad and the aircraft crashed into a hill Poker Beck, in Ireleth, near Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire,
Crew:
S/Ldr (P/1404) Antoni ALEKANDROWICZ (pilot) PAF - killed
P/O (P/1814) Zbigniew Jan DOMANSKI (obs.) PAF - killed
Sources:
Beaufighter production list
ORB 219 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2021 16:30 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2022 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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