ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15620
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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 1943 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V8567 |
| MSN: | WM-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Swanton Morley, 18 miles west of RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Beaufighter V8567/B: Took off for Night Flying Test. 22/04/1943
During NFT flight went into a tailspin, he snapped his engine and crashed. Dived into ground and burned.
Crew:
F/O (128.670) Josef MENŠIK (čs.pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (141.980) Rudolf SLÍVA (čs.obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.History 68 Squadron RAF
2.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Aircrew Remembered research of crash area 2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2008 10:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Mar-2008 01:13 | JINX | Updated |
| 18-Feb-2010 10:28 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2010 07:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 02:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2014 15:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 20:28 | SIS07 | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Feb-2015 07:56 | pietrzak | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 09-Nov-2019 12:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-May-2021 18:12 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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