Accident Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X NT951,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49938
 
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Date:Saturday 23 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:254 Sqn RAF
Registration: NT951
MSN: QM-S
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 5 km west of Groote Keeten, Callantsoog, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter NT951/S: Takeoff at 15:58 hrs for an anti-shipping operation off Den Helder. 23/09/1944
The aircraft was last seen flying inland, on fire.
Crew:
F/Lt (105.155) Donald Raymond Oliver FORD (pilot) RAFVR - MIA.
F/O (152.679) Alan John WILCOX (nav.) RAFVR - killed.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
3.ORB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
1 May 1943 JL??? 254 Sqn RAF 2 Missing - North Sea w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
08-Nov-2011 08:54 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants]
12-Feb-2014 20:24 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Feb-2015 22:15 Lixon Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
14-Feb-2018 11:59 PHakze Updated [Narrative]
14-Sep-2019 13:11 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
31-Aug-2021 20:57 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
11-Nov-2022 12:28 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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