ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50653
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1945 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RD140 |
| MSN: | QM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Noord Zijperweg, Wieringerwaard, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter RD140: Takeoff at 12:36 hrs for an anti-shipping operation to Den Helder. 14/01/1945
What happened is a mid-air collision of 2 Beaufighters near the water tower at Wieringerwaard.
The involved Beaufigthers are:
Crew: RD140 - 254 Sqdn
F/O (55811) Frank Paul TRAUTMAN (pilot) RAF - Killed
F/O (179.138) Noel EVANS (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Crew: NV187 - 254 Sqdn
F/O (173.414) G.D WARBURTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (154.038) J.A GREY (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.ORB
3.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1943 | JL??? | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 25 September 1943 | JL957 | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 8 November 1944 | LZ436 | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea off North Coates, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants] |
| 11-Feb-2014 07:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2015 22:22 | QQ3 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Jan-2020 10:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2022 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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