ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274543
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| Date: | Friday 30 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter RP Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 177 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE307 |
| MSN: | H-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
| RAF Chiringa |
Beaufighter NE307/X: Took off for Air Test flying after engine replacement. 30/03/1945
At 3000ft efeatured engine trouble and doing so mechanical failure.
Engine to lose all power and the pilot returned to the base.
On appraoaching to the runway, went around to avoid another aircraft.
But aircraft lost height and pilotwas forcelanded ina very small clearing with undercarraige up.
Crew:
F/O (NZ424415) Noel Harold BOYD (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
+ two passengers - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq= NE307
2.ORB 177 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 1945 | NV504 | 177 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India | |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2022 19:30 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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