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Date: | Monday 2 February 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | X7951 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter X7951: Swung on took off and undercarriage collapsed at base. 02/02/1942
Crew:
P/O (????) R.R WILLIAMS (pilot) RAF?? : Ok
P/O (121322) John Herbert Taylor METCALF (Pass. /pilot) RAFVR : Ok
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Mr A Matthews, Mr J L Roberts: (all General Labourers): killed;
Mr C Matthews, Mr S Medlyn, Mr F Matthews, Mr A G Willis (all General Labourers): injured;
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 600 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/21584 Beaufighter X7951
4.CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Oct-2023 09:27 |
Nepa |
Updated |