ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274518
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 177 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE738 |
| MSN: | H-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
| RAF Chiringa |
Beaufighter NE738/L: Took off at 10:20 hrs for a Road and Rail comm patrol on a Toungoo PEGU. 14/02/1945
Aircraft on a Toungoo PEGU road rail patrol scored hits on RS. On landing at base the aircraft overturned - an unusual occurance . the port tyre ahving been punctured for reasons unknonwn. Crew unhurt except for shock. Sheets of flames leaped up as aircraft crashed but died down immeidately. F/Lt Simpsonwas doing a wheel alanding and as a result of this pilots were encouraged to do a 3 point landing while returning from ops.
Crew:
F/Lt (45882) Oswald Ewart SIMPSON (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (????) N F ARCHER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq= NE738
2.ORB 177 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 1945 | RD376 | 177 Sqn RAF | 0 | Missing - Burma. |  |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2022 11:37 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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