ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70280
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| Date: | Friday 5 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:59 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2267 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boxgrove Sussex about 2 miles north of RAF Tangmere, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
Beaufighter R2267: Took off for Training flight /Searchlight Co-operation exercise. 05/06/1942
Crashed at Boxgrove Sussex about 2 miles north of RAF Tangmere.
Crew:
Sgt (1380996) James Kenneth SMEE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (926261) Claude Stanley BASSETT (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu_ZSNIFFTI&feature=youtu.be
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2009 06:01 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Feb-2010 03:32 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 14:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2014 15:26 | DG333 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2018 18:46 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2018 09:48 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2020 15:12 | Yarbi | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2022 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-May-2023 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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