ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275433
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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | T3412 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles west of RAF Heathfield, near Ayr, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Prestwick, South Ayrshire |
| RAF Heathfield /Ayr |
Beaufighter T3412: Took off for a exercise GCI Cooperation and Chase exercise. 07/08/1942
Flew into ground in bad weather on GCI exercise. The weather was bad, the beacons not working properly, and pilot he asked for a ZZ approach. On instructions he made a successsful descent, but struck the ground some three miles west of Heathfield aerodrome near Ayr. No blame seems to have been attached to him, the very high hilly ground being deemed the culprit which made normal ZZ approaches exceptionally difficult.
Crew:
S/Ldr (C/1376) Richard James BENNELL DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
P/O (116.609) Patrick Cecil O'NEILL-DUNNE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2022 18:57 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2022 09:00 | redsix1 | Updated [Narrative] |
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