Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF T5259,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70054
 
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Date:Saturday 10 October 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF
Owner/operator:2 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: T5259
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kirburn, Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter T5259: Tookoff for a training flight. 10/10/1942
Crashed in Kirburn on take-off.
Crew:
Sgt (656403) Robert Adair STRANG (pilot) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.Beaufighter production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Nov-2009 11:55 NePa Added
10-Mar-2010 20:50 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
08-Nov-2011 08:21 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Jul-2014 03:38 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
07-Aug-2014 18:30 Digger Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Dec-2020 17:04 Digger Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
11-Jun-2022 09:26 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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