ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300536
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 153 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7822 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ballyhalbert, Co. Down |
| RAF Ballyhalbert |
Beaufighter X7822: Took off for a Practice night interception and radar calibration exercise. 19/07/1942.
One hour and forty minutes after taking off from RAF Ballyhalbert, Beaus X7822 was returning.
Beaufighter X7822 was returning to Ballyhalbert airfield, having completed exercise, when it flew straight into Shanlieve Mountain in the Mourne Mountains at Grid Reference J250214. It was reported at the time that ‘the aircraft appeared to have homed on an inappropriate radio beacon’. The aircraft was totally destroyed by the force of the impact and resulting fire, both members of the crew being killed.
Crew:
P/O (106.188) John Peter SADD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (657189) Marks WAYNE (WOp/obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.AIR81/16433 // C17478636
3.CWGC
4.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2022 08:59 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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