ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276975
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 1942 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | R2459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coleby Grange |
Beaufighter R2459: Took off at 19:30 hrs for GCI Orby co-op. 03/04/1942
Damaged during a night-flying sortie when the aircraft overshot the runway whilst landing in a slight crosswind and ran across a road, through the airfield boundary hedge and came to rest in a ploughed field. 03/04/1942
Crew:
F/Sgt (????) W.F. BAEHR (pilot) RCAF - Ok
Sgt (????) ROSE (Nav.) ??? - Ok.
Sources:
1.http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
2.Beaufighter production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2022 18:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Jun-2022 22:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2022 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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