Incident Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF V8560,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158653
 
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Date:Friday 12 March 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF
Owner/operator:219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF
Registration: V8560
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Scorton, Yorkshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Scorton, Yorkshire
Destination airport:RAF Scorton
Narrative:
Beaufighter V8560: Took off for a Operation patrol. 12/03/1943
Damaged Cat.E return-fire by Dornier Do217. Beaus crashed on landing at base.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) J. HOOPER (pilot) RAFVR - injured
P/O (????) D. REID (nav.) RAFVR - injured

Sources:

Beaufighter production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Aug-2013 20:18 Nepa Added
20-Aug-2013 13:30 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
20-Aug-2013 14:41 Nepa Updated [Operator]
11-Nov-2014 15:25 Coumes Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
05-May-2021 22:02 MiG21 Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
12-Oct-2022 20:28 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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