Date:	Wednesday 9 September 1942
Time:	02:30
Type:	Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF
Owner/operator:	141 Sqn RAF
Registration:	V8265
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Boldre, north of Lymington, Hampshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Ford, West Sussex
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Beaufighter V8265: Took off at 01:40 hrs for Night Operational patrol. 09/09/1942
They were directed to a He111 fifteen miles south-east of St. Albans Head. The enemy aircraft was destroyed but W/O Hamer was wounded by return fire and the Beaufighter's starboard engine set alight. He flew the aircraft back over the Isle of Wight and kept it under control while ordering F/Sgt Walsh, who was reluctant to leave his friend, to bale out.
F/Sgt Walsh exited and came down at the water's edge at Newtown on the Isle. W/O Hamer was unable to leave before the remaining engine cut out and the aircraft crashed at Boldre, north of Lymington on the mainland.
Crew:
W/O (566261) Russel Chapman "Lofty" HAMER (Pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (937775 ) Edmund WALSH (obs.) RAFVR - Ok

1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=V8265
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/air27/index.php?qnum=141&qdate=1942-09-09
3.http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/WalshE.htm
4.Beaufighter production list

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2021 14:38	Nepa	Added [Operator]