Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF X7963,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277595
 
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Date:Thursday 10 December 1942
Time:
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: X7963
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea off the Shetlands, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter X7963: Took off for Defensive patrol. 10/12/1942
Crashed in North sea off the Shetlands after engine trouble.
Crew:
S/Ldr (80812) Gordon Alfred DENBY DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (128.052) Edward Stanley BURROWS (obs.) RAFVR - killed



Sources:

1.Beaufighter production list
2.OBR 125 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

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22-Apr-2022 17:24 Nepa Added [Operator]

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