Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF X8150,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277594
 
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Date:Tuesday 22 September 1942
Time:22:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF
Owner/operator:125 (Newfoundland) Sqn RAF
Registration: X8150
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Irish sea near Strumble Head, Pencaer Peninsula, Pembrokeshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorgan
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter X8150: Took off at 21:00 hrs for GCI patrol. 22/09/1942
About 22:10 crashed in to Irish sea.
Crew:
P/O (110.838) William George Henry KING (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (116.691) John Graham YOUNG (obs.) RAFVR - killed



Sources:

1.Beaufighter production list
2.OBR 125 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Apr-2022 16:30 Nepa Added [Operator]
22-Apr-2022 16:33 Nepa Updated [Damage, Operator]

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