ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274651
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RD271 |
| MSN: | M-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 RD271/L: Took off at 14:20 hrs for patrol mission over communication in Moulmein - Tavoy, Burma. 21/03/1945
Damaged beyond repair in a belly-landing after hydraulic failure, without injured to crew.
Navigator punched a hole in the hyudraulic system and tried pouring in water. Undercarriage could not be lowered. Crashed at 21:40 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (150.441) Anthony Arthur Duncan MONTAGUE-BROWNE (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (????) George PRICE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
Beaufighter production list
ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 1944 | LZ343 | 211 Sqn RAF | 2 | 4/5 miles due west of RAF Chiringa, nr Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2022 19:34 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2022 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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