ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300973
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ417 |
| MSN: | QM-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness |
Beaufighter LZ417/L: Took off for Training flight / Gilbey exercise 18/02/1944
He crashed into the sea.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1437411) John Leslie MALLON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1396131) Ronald Peter CRAWFORD (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 December 1943 | JM??? | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Long Marston, Warwickshire, England | |
min |
| 30 April 1946 | RD538 | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | River Orwell, near Shotley, 8 miles SE of Ipswich, Suffolk, England | |
w/o |
| 30 April 1946 | RD717 | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | Trimley Heath, Kirton, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2022 18:28 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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